This week, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed two bills into effect Thursday that prevent children from using social media from 10:30 P.M. to 6:30 A.M., require age verification to join social media, and offer the opportunity to sue companies on behalf of children who can claim they were harmed by social media.
I don’t think we’ll ever have a world that’s safe for all, although it’s a goal with striving for. It’s never been safe, although it always seems to be less and less so. Our parents and grandparents thought we were in decline, and I work hard avoiding asking myself “where are we going and what are we doing in this handbasket?”
My daughters discovered IRC when we kept them off AOL. Fortunately, I was a tech savvy guy and my wife watched them like a mama hawk. We encourage them to be vigilant with our grandkids. It would be good for the government to legislate some guardrails, but parental responsibility has no replacement. We do what we can; the rest is in God’s hands.
True but many parents have failed to step up
I don’t think we’ll ever have a world that’s safe for all, although it’s a goal with striving for. It’s never been safe, although it always seems to be less and less so. Our parents and grandparents thought we were in decline, and I work hard avoiding asking myself “where are we going and what are we doing in this handbasket?”
My daughters discovered IRC when we kept them off AOL. Fortunately, I was a tech savvy guy and my wife watched them like a mama hawk. We encourage them to be vigilant with our grandkids. It would be good for the government to legislate some guardrails, but parental responsibility has no replacement. We do what we can; the rest is in God’s hands.