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No books have been banned. You can purchase any book you that want including all of the ones on any banned list circulated by hysterical liberals. Each school district is responsible for ensuring all the materials in their schools adhere to state education standards but nobody is stopping you from reading whatever you want.

Florida's state government has banned these books in schools, which is the point.

This kind of equivocating on "the books aren't technically banned if you can still buy them" doesn't fool anyone.  By this logic, there hasn't been a vaccine "mandate" anywhere in America... only if you want to use certain public resources, which no one is forcing you to do!

I'm ok with the social media restrictions only because everyone knows it's bad for you and worse when you're a child.

In Florida, a parent has the right to choose not to give their child a vaccine for a deadly infectious disease, but does NOT have the right to allow their child to use social media.  Do you agree with this?

My initial guess is that this is just sort of a "lip service" type bill and it will require you to put in a State and an age at signup and people will just lie about it and create the profile anyway.
A level up from that would be to require some sort of age identification with a credit card or something, like they do with Texas and porn sites.

It might also be used to harass and condemn people after the fact -- like your kid does something and then everyone latches onto that they had a social media account illegally.

1 - i don't think banning tiktok is in any way constitutional, and runs afoul of the 1st amendment
2 - the hypocrisy in florida is astounding, the "freedom" state banning books and websites

No books have been banned. You can purchase any book you that want including all of the ones on any banned list circulated by hysterical liberals. Each school district is responsible for ensuring all the materials in their schools adhere to state education standards but nobody is stopping you from reading whatever you want.

I'm ok with the social media restrictions only because everyone knows it's bad for you and worse when you're a child. Hell, most adults get carried away with free speech online and can't handle it and we expect kids to be able to? Are they going to require proof of age or something? I haven't read or seen much about this.

When you ask Florida Republicans "Which is more dangerous to children: using Facebook or catching measles?", their answer is loud and clear.

1 - i don't think banning tiktok is in any way constitutional, and runs afoul of the 1st amendment
2 - the hypocrisy in florida is astounding, the "freedom" state banning books and websites

While what you're saying is true, it does give parents an extra tool.  Kids can break the law and their parents consent, but a lot of them won't.

I don't even think it's the right thing to do necessarily, but I do understand it.

Ladies and gentlemen, the "Free State of Florida."

You want to send your kid to public school without being vaccinated against deadly infectious diseases?  We respect your solemn rights as a parent.
You want to allow your 13-year-old to use TikTok or Facebook?  The state must intervene to protect your child's safety.

As if this will stop any kid who passed second grade math.  Any 9 year old who wants a facebook account will figure out what year they need to enter to get one granted.  Or for that matter just select a different state when registering.  .  

I realize that from a governance standpoint, it's ideologically inconsistent.  "Parental rights" except ....not like that.

But, these social media platforms are a problem for youth.  I'm experiencing it now.  They're a problem for adults, too, honestly.  We need to get a hold on that.  I'm not sure how much of that is through outright restriction, but it's something we need to tackle.

Does this fully eliminate the onside kick?

No.

Due to the new kickoff format, NFL teams will be able to declare they want to pursue an onside kick in the fourth quarter of games. They can declare to do so twice.

“If you're trailing and want to kick a traditional onside kick, you have that right,” McKay said.

With the players from both sides lining up five yards apart, the idea of a surprise onside kick to catch the opposition off-guard will be a thing of the past.

But “surprise onside kicks” aren’t really part of the game much to begin with: Rizzi noted there were only two attempts in 2023, and four in the last five years. Overall, NFL teams have converted 2 of their last 15 surprise onside kick attempts.

They should just go with the 4th-and-20 at your own 20 substitute for onside kicks at this point.   Maybe next year.

[And for those until 14 even with parental permission.]

In related news, Florida has banned social media for those under 16 without parental permission.  And for those until 14 even with parental permission.

Ladies and gentlemen, the "Free State of Florida."

You want to send your kid to public school without being vaccinated against deadly infectious diseases?  We respect your solemn rights as a parent.
You want to allow your 13-year-old to use TikTok or Facebook?  The state must intervene to protect your child's safety.