{"id":5526,"date":"2024-03-26T14:25:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T14:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otgovorna-igra.com\/florida-governor-signs-law-restricting-social-media-access-for-children\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T12:18:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T12:18:18","slug":"florida-governor-signs-law-restricting-social-media-access-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otgovorna-igra.com\/en\/florida-governor-signs-law-restricting-social-media-access-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida governor signs law restricting social media access for children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that introduces stringent regulations on children&#8217;s access to social media platforms. Under the new law, children <strong>under the age of 14<\/strong> are banned from using social media altogether, while <strong>14- and 15-year-olds<\/strong> must obtain parental consent to create accounts.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation, signed into law on Monday, addresses growing concerns about the detrimental impact of social media on young people&#8217;s well-being. Supporters of the measure argue that it will shield children from online risks that contribute to anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>Initially proposed by the state&#8217;s Republican-led legislature in February, the bill underwent modifications before receiving Governor DeSantis&#8217;s approval. Originally, the legislation sought to bar children <strong>under 16<\/strong> from accessing social media entirely. However, DeSantis vetoed the initial version, citing concerns about parental rights.<\/p>\n<p>The amended bill now empowers parents to grant consent for older children to engage on social media platforms. Set to take effect on <strong>January 1, 2025<\/strong>, the law mandates social media companies to terminate accounts of individuals under <strong>14 and those aged 16<\/strong> who lack parental approval. Additionally, platforms are required to implement a third-party verification system to prevent underage users from accessing their services.<\/p>\n<p>Governor DeSantis emphasized the harmful effects of social media on children, stating that the legislation provides parents with greater control over their children&#8217;s online activities. Proponents of the law assert that it addresses a pressing need to mitigate the negative repercussions of excessive social media use among young individuals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that introduces stringent regulations on children&#8217;s access to social media platforms. Under the new law, children under the age of 14 are banned from using social media altogether, while 14- and 15-year-olds must obtain parental consent to create accounts. The legislation, signed into law on Monday, addresses &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/otgovorna-igra.com\/en\/florida-governor-signs-law-restricting-social-media-access-for-children\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Florida governor signs law restricting social media access for children<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5524,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none"},"categories":[43,71,55],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/otgovorna-igra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5526"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/otgovorna-igra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/otgovorna-igra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otgovorna-igra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otgovorna-igra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5526"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/otgovorna-igra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5528,"href":"https:\/\/otgovorna-igra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5526\/revisions\/5528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otgovorna-igra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/otgovorna-igra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otgovorna-igra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otgovorna-igra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}