mcc18h ago

If you are in Massachusetts please call your House representative to oppose this. The Senate ban on cell phone use in schools (not happy about that myself) has grown a monstrous ban on social media use for kids under 14, "among the most restrictive in the entire country" according to its own Democratic advocates, featuring age verification for adults and a requirement platforms "give parents access to data submitted by minors" (in other words, out every queer kid).

https://www.wcvb.com/article/mass-house-social-media-ban-children-under-14/70941188

Mass. lawmakers to vote on 'restrictive' social media ban for kids

"This ban would be among the most restrictive in the entire country," senior legislative leaders said about the proposal.

WCVB
Show threadStudio Cohort
@mcc I'm with you on the age verification laws. Those have been and always will be bad. But I'm curious why you're against a general phone ban in school?
I've generally heard positive things about them
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Show threadmcc6h ago
@StudioCohort I don't see why this needs to be a state law. I think it would make more sense to let districts set their own standards. Districts will be able to tell what helps their students focus and what exceptions make sense.
Show threadmcc6h ago
@StudioCohort Laws are rigid, inflexible. Also this one has a batshit thing about an exploratory program for technology that locks out minors' phones from working during school hours. Once that technology exists there is a countdown to an oppressive government using it to shut down every phone in a city once protests start.