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Renner puts focus on energy policy, limiting children's access to social media

The Palm Coast Republican said social media is having a 'devastating effect on kids,' and lawmakers should be able to impose online regulations 'in a meaningful way.'

  • By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida
  • | 5:50 p.m. December 8, 2023
Rep. Paul Renner, the new speaker of the House. File photo
Rep. Paul Renner, the new speaker of the House. File photo
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House Speaker Paul Renner said on Tuesday, Dec. 5, that lawmakers during the 2024 legislative session will take steps to support energy companies and place limits on children's access to social-media sites.

The Palm Coast Republican said social media is having a “devastating effect on kids,” and lawmakers should be able to impose online regulations “in a meaningful way.” He did not provide a detailed proposal.

“I want to hear from everybody on what that looks like,” Renner said during an appearance before the Capital Tiger Bay Club at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. “You know, the idea that we can be libertarians where our kids are concerned? We're not libertarians with our kids on anything. Adults are a different story. They wanted to do all that stuff. That's their business. And it's a free country. But for our kids, we’ve got to protect them.”

 

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