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25 Reasons to Oppose Age-Based Social Media Bans
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25 Reasons to Oppose Age-Based Social Media Bans

The Massachusetts House of Representatives recently passed Amendment H.5366, adding age-based restrictions on social media access to a Senate bill to ban cellphone use by students in public schools. At first glance, this may seem like a good idea. If teens are struggling with mental health and spending a lot of time on social media, the idea that we can legislate them off of social media and solve their mental health struggles is deeply appealing. Unfortunately, life isn’t that simple.

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Self-Starter Internet Archivist: A Guide to Preserving Open Information in The Trump Age
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Self-Starter Internet Archivist: A Guide to Preserving Open Information in The Trump Age

Earlier today I printed out several news articles collected over the last five months, such as the Washington, D.C., air disaster from January 29th, 2025, and all of the FAA chaos that followed, a list of people abducted by ICE, including Rümeysa Öztürk from Tufts University, and a picture of the new pope. I then buried them in a jar somewhere in the woods.

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