protecting our children on social media Georgia lawmakers are crafting bills that could keep kids off Tik Tok and other social media apps while in school Atlanta news first reporter Abby Cur has found that whether or not these bills would actually work is Up For Debate two bills on the senate floor today tackling social media concerns one cyber bullying the other privacy concerns state senator Jason anavitarte says the name of his bill protecting Georgia's children on social media says it all ba
ck when I was in school we had beepers um you know those things don't really exist anymore his bill updates decades old rules keeping kids from using social media apps in schools and requiring parents sign off on their kids having social media accounts with all the security concerns we're seeing through Tik Tok and other apps um then just the content that we're seeing the kids are being exposed to in all sorts of different settings right now is a really you know opportunity time to to get this d
one almost the whole Senate voting to pass if the house and Governor sign off next School year students would learn about bullying and online threats in elementary and middle school chair here's none of the previous questions ordered the bill is a priority bill of lieutenant governor Bert Jones He also supports a second bill that would allow social media users to opt in to keep your information protected it's like the bare minimum of protections for people when it comes to Big Data the American
civil liberties Union is against the bill saying it doesn't do enough to protect consumers about the kids the children who get on these platforms every day which can serve a great purpose of informing and entertaining your children but it can also be very dangerous and if we do not have the right uh Protections in place it's going to be a problem lawmakers are racing to pass bills before crossover day on Thursday bills must receive a vote NE the house or Senate to receive consideration in the ot
her body in Atlanta I'm Abby curus
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No child should have access to any social media sites period. Social media is a weapon, your children are the target.