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Today, the Texas House passed a bill 116-25 that would prohibit children from using social media. House Bill 186 requires a strict verification process to ensure account holders are at least 18 years old.

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[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago

It could be a good thing, if social media does a pornhub and pulls out of Texas. That could get a lot the brain washed cultists in Texas off social media and start the healing process

[-] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I wish I shared your optimism.

[-] Infynis@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

They'll just end up on sketchier sites that ignore the rule, or learn to use a VPN. Prohibition doesn't work

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