DeSantis: It’s Not Healthy to Have Kids Buried in Their Phones Eight Hours a Day

Hannity Let me tell ░░░░░░░░ you have baby boomers ░░░░░░░░ have yet to retire ░░░░░░░░ that have just gotten ░░░░░░░░ up with the crime ░░░░░░░░ high taxes the way ░░░░░░░░ life they are going ░░░░░░░░ be leaving in droves ░░░░░░░░ the next two decades ░░░░░░░░ don t think this ░░░░░░░░ is ending anytime soon ░░░░░░░░ me ask you about ░░░░░░░░ media and kids and ░░░░░░░░ year olds because there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of danger ░░░░░░░░ are predators out there ░░░░░░░░ are targeting our children ░░░░░░░░ You were very successful ░░░░░░░░ the legislation I think ░░░░░░░░ s been misconstrued by ░░░░░░░░ of the media not ░░░░░░░░ big shock to you ░░░░░░░░ your reaction DeSantis Look ░░░░░░░░ m a dad I ░░░░░░░░ got a first grader ░░░░░░░░ kindergartner a preschooler so ░░░░░░░░ wife and I are ░░░░░░░░ as they get older ░░░░░░░░ know what is this ░░░░░░░░ going to even look ░░░░░░░░ The reality is it ░░░░░░░░ hard for parents to ░░░░░░░░ up with everything that ░░░░░░░░ out there And so ░░░░░░░░ our legislation says is ░░░░░░░░ 14 and 15 year ░░░░░░░░ social media companies cannot ░░░░░░░░ them their own social ░░░░░░░░ account unless the parent ░░░░░░░░ so then this way ░░░░░░░░ parent can kind of ░░░░░░░░ the dangers and then ░░░░░░░░ that decision 13 and ░░░░░░░░ social media companies cannot ░░░░░░░░ an account And here ░░░░░░░░ the thing Under 13 ░░░░░░░░ already prohibited under federal ░░░░░░░░ it s just not ░░░░░░░░ so you do have ░░░░░░░░ year olds and 10 ░░░░░░░░ olds who have these ░░░░░░░░ we ve said is ░░░░░░░░ are not really regulating ░░░░░░░░ use I mean if ░░░░░░░░ 12 year old has ░░░░░░░░ it s not really ░░░░░░░░ that it s about ░░░░░░░░ the social media companies ░░░░░░░░ If a parent wants ░░░░░░░░ have a social media ░░░░░░░░ and let their 11 ░░░░░░░░ old use it they ░░░░░░░░ free to do it ░░░░░░░░ there So I think ░░░░░░░░ strikes the right balance ░░░░░░░░ try to help parents ░░░░░░░░ this really perilous landscape ░░░░░░░░ you are right the ░░░░░░░░ you used to have ░░░░░░░░ worry about the predator ░░░░░░░░ the kid is out ░░░░░░░░ the neighborhood someone would ░░░░░░░░ by in like a ░░░░░░░░ Now the predator can ░░░░░░░░ right into your house ░░░░░░░░ kid can be there ░░░░░░░░ kid can be you ░░░░░░░░ just safe as can ░░░░░░░░ and then through that ░░░░░░░░ and through theos social ░░░░░░░░ apps So I think ░░░░░░░░ struck a good balance ░░░░░░░░ And here s the ░░░░░░░░ Sean We are not ░░░░░░░░ about the content we ░░░░░░░░ talking about apps and ░░░░░░░░ media networks that have ░░░░░░░░ qualities So if they ░░░░░░░░ t have the addictive ░░░░░░░░ then the bill doesn ░░░░░░░░ even apply in that ░░░░░░░░ Hannity You know I ░░░░░░░░ a group of parents ░░░░░░░░ actually have all come ░░░░░░░░ an agreement no cell ░░░░░░░░ for their kids until ░░░░░░░░ grade I actually thought ░░░░░░░░ was a great decision ░░░░░░░░ many of the parents ░░░░░░░░ they have decided to ░░░░░░░░ I haven t had ░░░░░░░░ landline in years I ░░░░░░░░ t know about you ░░░░░░░░ but I don t ░░░░░░░░ know what one looks ░░░░░░░░ anymore and they just ░░░░░░░░ that if they allow ░░░░░░░░ phone use it s ░░░░░░░░ to be a landline ░░░░░░░░ their house that they ░░░░░░░░ hear the conversation on ░░░░░░░░ creative idea Thoughts DeSantis ░░░░░░░░ s interesting Sean So ░░░░░░░░ year we did a ░░░░░░░░ that I signed that ░░░░░░░░ school districts could say ░░░░░░░░ cell phones during class ░░░░░░░░ There was a huge ░░░░░░░░ about that People were ░░░░░░░░ that somehow this was ░░░░░░░░ restrictive And yet what ░░░░░░░░ happened this school year ░░░░░░░░ kids are learning better ░░░░░░░░ is happier because the ░░░░░░░░ is on what s ░░░░░░░░ in the classroom I ░░░░░░░░ also say just as ░░░░░░░░ parent my wife and ░░░░░░░░ have talked about this ░░░░░░░░ kids are too young ░░░░░░░░ have any phones we ░░░░░░░░ decided that when they ░░░░░░░░ get a phone probably ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ it will be one ░░░░░░░░ those old flip phones ░░░░░░░░ we used to have ░░░░░░░░ they can make a ░░░░░░░░ if they need anything ░░░░░░░░ us but we don ░░░░░░░░ have to worry about ░░░░░░░░ the hundreds of different ░░░░░░░░ And here s the ░░░░░░░░ Sean too apart from ░░░░░░░░ the really significant harms ░░░░░░░░ the predators it s ░░░░░░░░ healthy to have kids ░░░░░░░░ in their phones eight ░░░░░░░░ a day Hannity Thank ░░░░░░░░ for being with us ░░░░░░░░ Ron DeSantis.”