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An online age verification law is being considered in Washington State (HB 2112) (app.leg.wa.gov)

submitted 4 days ago by AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today to c/seattle@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/53271240

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2112&Initiative=false&Year=2025

To hell with this.

The first public hearing is this Friday, January 16, in-person and online. If you live in Washington, you can file a comment in advance rather than attend the hearing. Follow the link above and hit the "Send a comment to your legislators" button.

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[–] IamSparticles@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean, the best way to protect kids from harmful online material is to do things like limit and monitor their time online. But you can't reasonably do that forever, so talk to them about the things they will encounter and keep that line of discussion open and honest. Trying to use technology to do the work of good parenting is lazy and ineffective.

[–] Joelk111@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Good parenting is always the answer to things like this, but parents are seemingly incapable of being good parents. That's why I support the idea of something like this, as children should be protected from these awful social media companies that could not care less about the wellbeing of these kids, and parents seem to be incapable of managing it themselves.