The Texas House has passed a bill 116-25 that would prohibit children from using social media, requiring a strict verification process to ensure account holders are at least 18 years old, and empowering Texas' Attorney General to hold social media platforms accountable if they allow underage users.

Today, the Texas House passed a bill 116-25 that would prohibit children from using social media. House Bill 186 requires a strict verification process to ensure account holders are at least 18 years old.

  • CluckN@lemmy.world
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    23 days ago

    All these bills have great ideas but all just boil down to, “We want to collect every single users ID so we can track down dissenters to protect kids”