Online Communications & Kids Safety

I chose to listen to a podcast on iTunes by Brian Lehrer, that had guest speaker Will Oremus, a technology Reporter at the Washington Post, give a recap from a hearing regarding kids safety online and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.  The podcast was trying to relate this section of the act to the harmful effects of kids and social media.  Basically, What Will Omerus summed up what how this act can pretty much free social media platforms from any negative posts that are uploaded by their users.  For example, (this is an example I've come up with from what I gathered from the podcast) if someone goes on Tik Tok and promotes eating disorders among young teenagers, this can not be held against Tik Tok.  "The online service provider will not be treated as the publisher of the material that users post, i.e they will not be held liable" (Lehrer, 2024,https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lawmakers-worry-about-social-medias-impact-on-kids/id1482313742?i=1000643993206). The podcast goes on to say that because of this, social media platforms have become more popular.  

I found it interesting that in this conference that was held regarding Section 230, the members discussed other ways of providing safety precautions for younger users.  The creator of Facebook talked about how instead of Facebook having to create these safety precautions and parental monitoring features, it should be up to the apple software or android software, which would also relieve him from any liability and put it on iOS or Android.  What I've learned and gathered from all this is that there are always going to be loopholes for the younger generation to get to non age appropriate content and online communications.  No matter what safety measurements are taken, there's really no true way to keep a child from having someone harrass or bully them on Facebook, or even prevent suicide amoung the next generation.  As long as there is online communication with any social media platform, children will always be at risk if they are in environments where this is present.  I have included links for the podcast, as well as a couple of links that go into more detail about what exactly Section 230 entails of and some opinions of the section.  


https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lawmakers-worry-about-social-medias-impact-on-kids/id1482313742?i=1000643993206

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/01/csam-hearing-section-230-reform/

https://www.theverge.com/21273768/section-230-explained-internet-speech-law-definition-guide-free-moderation


Source:

Law Makers Worry About Social Media’s Impact on Kids but What Can They Do? (episode 985). (2024, February 2). Retrieved February 25, 2024, from https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lawmakers-worry-about-social-medias-impact-on-kids/id1482313742?i=1000643993206

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