Some of you out there won’t be surprised by this, but to be the know-it-all I claim to be I must confess that there are some things I just don’t understand. Let’s start with the recent ruling from U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit that says Georgia can enforce its new law requiring social media platforms to verify the age of account holders and restrict its use by minors. The state law aims to prevent children under the age of 16 from having social media accounts without a parent or guardian’s permission. (Let’s read that last part again — “without a parent or guardian’s permission.”) The law also limits advertising on and the collecting information from minors’ social media accounts. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Although not as spectacular as last week’s jellyfish in the sky, the show from SpaceX’s predawn launch of a Falcon 9 rocket still provided a show for those who got up early to watch. More than 60 sea turtle hatchlings that waddled their way to the Atlantic Ocean on Jekyll Island last week were unlike any that traversed the beach there in the past 19 years. Members of two other congregations joined members of St. Simons First Baptist Church in its gym Sunday to feed 93 families of six for 36 weeks. Historic building renovation projects in Downtown Brunswick will soon be eligible for preservation funding from the Downtown Development Authority. The only thing uncommon about seeing Alex “A.T.”…
*This content (including text, artwork, graphics, photography, and video) was provided by the third party(ies) as referenced above. Any rights or other content questions or inquiries should be directed to such third-party provider(s).
