The ban won’t take effect for at least 12 months. But key details about it are still missing – including how social media platforms will actually verify users’ age.
The bill was passed by the Senate after amendments. It had to go back to the House anyway. They just chose not to pass many of these quite common sense amendments raised by one of their own members (Matt Canavan), meaning they had plenty of time to consider their opinion and would have voted on it with that prior understanding in mind; they’re not being blindsided by something they have yet to have a chance to fully form an opinion on. The House received the Senate’s amended Bill and passed it within minutes.
The bill was passed by the Senate after amendments. It had to go back to the House anyway. They just chose not to pass many of these quite common sense amendments raised by one of their own members (Matt Canavan), meaning they had plenty of time to consider their opinion and would have voted on it with that prior understanding in mind; they’re not being blindsided by something they have yet to have a chance to fully form an opinion on. The House received the Senate’s amended Bill and passed it within minutes.
Nevermind then. I wasn’t giving them much credit but it was still too much it seems.