What's crazy is we all know how bad excessive social media is, and somehow politicians will still turn this into a Democrat v. Republican issue, with nothing getting done.
This is just the first step on a very slippery slope toward censorship. The government should NEVER demand the social media companies to post messages. If the government wants social media companies to post their warning, then Murthy and the gov't should purchase the ad space for their message just like everyone else.
I agree that SM input affects us. I don't disagree with that at all. But it is dangerous for us to allow the government to mandate their messaging on private companies. There are other avenues they can take to educate people.
Simple fix...Make all cell phones use a thumbprint to access content...Put guard rails on certain websites. Lock out users that harass, or use hatefull speech and or videos. 1st lockout would be 1 whole day. Next lockout would be 1 month. Next lockout for 1 year. The parents can even control the amount of time their children play games. This is a rough description, but it's the only way to stop abuse.
People need to know that influencer do not have credential to say half the things they are saying. Most of them have no study in journalism because the first thing they teach you is ethics. The best example is ALEX JONES omg this man tells people anything in order to sell them something. Then you have to tick toks and you tubes of people doing some dangerous stuff and they need to know they can be hurt doing it.
