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Ron DeSantis bars minors under 14 from creating social media accounts

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There’s been more excellent news from Governor Ron DeSantis in Florida. I have to write about this, because people are getting really down on the way things are going these days. I just want to remind everyone that it really makes a huge difference to your mental health when you live in a red state like Tennessee or Florida. If you’re a Christian or conservative, every day in a red state is Christmas.

Here’s the latest Christmas gift from Ron DeSantis for the people of Florida, as reported in Florida’s Voice:

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday barring minors under 14 from creating accounts on social media platforms that employ addictive features and data collection software.

The legislation allows for 14 and 15-year-olds to create accounts on the apps with parental consent.

Additionally, the bill requires adequate age verification measures for internet sites that contains obscene or “harmful” content, unsuitable for minors.

The legislation, HB 3, was sponsored by Reps. Tyler Sirois, R-Merritt Island, Fiona McFarland, R-Sarasota, and Michele Rayner, D-St. Petersburg. Sen. Erin Grall, R-Fort Pierce, sponsored the Senate version of the bill.

House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, also spearheaded the effort.

The purpose of the legislation is meant to specifically target platforms that use addictive features with content catered to individuals based on algorithms that analyze user information.

Addictive features include infinite scrolling, auto-play and live streaming.

The bill does not target platforms that are simply used for one function, such as emailing and texting.

Here’s another big gift for conservatives in Florida, reported by Florida’s Voice:

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Wednesday to crack down on public homeless encampments across Florida.

The new Florida law bars local governments from allowing public sleeping or camping on public property without a lawful permit.

Instead, the local jurisdictions can set certain public properties or venues to be used for public camping or sleeping for up to one year.

DeSantis highlighted the massive impact of homeless camps on cities across the country and in Florida.

“We do not have any cities in the top 10 with respect to homeless,” he said. “Part of that, I think, is because we have different policies.”

[…]The legislation was brought by Sen. Jonathan Martin, R-Fort Myers, and Rep. Sam Garrison, R-Fleming Island.

And one more, also reported by Florida’s Voice, about illegal immigrants from Haiti:

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed three bills passed this year by lawmakers aimed at further cracking down on illegal immigration and illegal aliens in Florida.

He made the announcement in Polk County with Sheriff Grady Judd and other officials and lawmakers.

One bill increases penalties for illegal aliens who commit crimes in the state after already having been deported for being there illegally. The legislation increases the severity of each degree of felony by one degree: a third degree would become a second degree, a second degree a first degree, and a first degree turns into a life felony.

  • DeSantis vowed that Florida will “throw the book” at illegal aliens who come back to Florida to commit crimes.
  • It also increases a second degree misdemeanor to a first, and a first degree misdemeanor to a third degree felony.
  • Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, sponsored it. Reps. Kiyan Michael, R-Jacksonville, and Berny Jacques, R-Seminole, carried the House version.
  • It takes effect Oct. 1.

Another bill prevents local governments from validating community IDs for illegal aliens.

  • The governor noted that giving out such IDs is already not allowed, but the measure goes further in preventing them from validating such IDs.
  • Ingoglia, Michael and Jacques carried the legislation.
  • It takes effect July 1.

The third bill increases penalties on those who drive without a valid driver’s license.

  • The legislation hikes penalties on those with a revoked, suspended, or revoked license, along with increasing penalties on repeat offenders.
  • It was sponsored by Ingoglia, along with Rep. Rachel Plakon, R-Lake Mary.
  • It takes effect July 1.

Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez and Attorney General Ashley Moody praised lawmakers for forwarding the bills and DeSantis for signing them.

This is all very good news for conservatives. If you live in Florida, people are not able to play the victim, and pass the costs of their decisions off onto other people.

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