{"id":28644,"date":"2024-06-21T18:27:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T16:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=28644"},"modified":"2024-06-22T11:37:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T09:37:56","slug":"banning-social-media-for-children-under-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/06\/banning-social-media-for-children-under-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Banning Social Media for Children Under 14"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida has recently approved a groundbreaking law that bans children under the age of 14 from having a social media account. This legislation aims to address concerns about the impact of social media on very young users and to promote a safer online environment for children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read this article and listen to the audio to learn more about this law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/learningenglish.voanews.com\/a\/florida-bans-social-media-for-children-under-14\/7545764.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. What is the meaning of “veto”<\/strong>? “DeSantis vetoed<\/strong> that version of the bill, saying he thought it was too restrictive of parental rights.”<\/em> Give a synonym of the word “veto” and make a sentence with it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does “to leave it up to someone”<\/strong> mean? “The new law leaves it up to parents <\/strong>to decide whether their 16- and 17-year-olds can sign up for social media accounts.”<\/em> Make a sentence with this expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Define “strike down”<\/strong>. “DeSantis noted that another bill he signed into law two years ago was recently struck down <\/strong>by a federal appeals court.”<\/em> Use this in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    1. What is your opinion on Florida’s new legislation prohibiting social media use for children under 14? Do you think this kind of bill is need in your country? Expound. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Do you believe this law will effectively protect children from the dangers of social media? Explain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Share your opinion on this, “Parents \u2013 not the government \u2013 should be the ones to decide which restrictions are best for their child.”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. How could this law impact the way children interact and communicate with their peers?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Do you think there are more effective ways to address the challenges social media presents to young children instead of an outright ban?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B2 – Upper Intermediate Florida has recently approved a groundbreaking law that bans children under the age of 14 from having a social media account. This legislation aims to address concerns about the impact of social media on very young users and to promote a safer online environment for children. Read this article and listen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[49,291,292,290,25],"class_list":["post-28644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-audio","tag-b2-upper-intermediate","tag-first-certificate-fce","tag-listening","tag-technology"],"yoast_head":"\nBanning Social Media for Children Under 14 | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/06\/banning-social-media-for-children-under-14\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Banning Social Media for Children Under 14 | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 – Upper Intermediate Florida has recently approved a groundbreaking law that bans children under the age of 14 from having a social media account. This legislation aims to address concerns about the impact of social media on very young users and to promote a safer online environment for children. Read this article and listen […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/06\/banning-social-media-for-children-under-14\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/phoneenglish.es\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-06-21T16:27:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-22T09:37:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@phoneenglishes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@phoneenglishes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"PHONE ENGLISH\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/phoneenglish.es\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/phoneenglish\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/phoneenglishes\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/phone-english1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/phone-english1.png\",\"width\":200,\"height\":124,\"caption\":\"PHONE ENGLISH\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"phone english blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/06\/banning-social-media-for-children-under-14\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/06\/banning-social-media-for-children-under-14\/\",\"name\":\"Banning Social Media for Children Under 14 | phone english blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-06-21T16:27:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-22T09:37:56+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/06\/banning-social-media-for-children-under-14\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/06\/banning-social-media-for-children-under-14\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/06\/banning-social-media-for-children-under-14\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Blog\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"item\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/06\/banning-social-media-for-children-under-14\/#webpage\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/06\/banning-social-media-for-children-under-14\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/06\/banning-social-media-for-children-under-14\/#webpage\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/08ee1b55e5073d0bac9e97e6d18fc2e0\"},\"headline\":\"Banning Social Media for Children Under 14\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-06-21T16:27:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-22T09:37:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/06\/banning-social-media-for-children-under-14\/#webpage\"},\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"audio\",\"B2 - Upper intermediate\",\"First Certificate FCE\",\"Listening\",\"technology\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Homework\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/06\/banning-social-media-for-children-under-14\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/08ee1b55e5073d0bac9e97e6d18fc2e0\",\"name\":\"kim\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28644"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28673,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28644\/revisions\/28673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}