This heavy-handed plan to cut federal funding to any school that doesn’t block all social media platforms may have good intentions—like ensuring kids are able to focus on school work when they’re behind a desk—but the ramifications of such a bill would be bleak, and it’s not clear that it would solve any actual problem.
  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    233·
    1 year ago

    … may have good intentions…

    This is absolutely an idiotic attempt to censor kids from finding out just how full of shit they are.

  • Star@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    111·
    1 year ago

    If they want to pass this, it should apply to all branches of the gevernment too. If you’re working, no social media.

    • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      42·
      1 year ago

      In Canada social media sites are blocked on many government networks. Unless they’re required for the role.

      • idiomaddict@feddit.de
        21·
        1 year ago

        I would be not at all surprised if the DMV can’t use social media. Congress just doesn’t limit itself much

  • sodalite@slrpnk.netEnglish
    111·
    1 year ago

    another worrying side effect is that when school shootings happen, students won’t be able to post for help to social media

    • RubberElectrons@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      I’d think texting or something might be more effective? I’m not down with blocking kid’s abilities to find stuff at all, but has social media been used for getting help with imminent danger?

  • Uranium3006@kbin.social
    44·
    1 year ago

    Children are an oppressed minority being targeted by censorship. The EFF as always has the correct take here.