UPDATE 2024-06-17 Warning label on social media platforms
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Today’s first two items are related, so I numbered them 1a and 1b.
- Obviously I care about children, nevertheless, I am not sure why so many people pretend(?) to mostly ignore the fact that it is not only a large percentage of kids who are broken. Only sometimes do such articles advise that all adults, whether or not they are parents, need to adjust their own unhealthy screen habits.
- One of the articles mentions an organization named “Wired Human” but the organization is not regarding wired-instead-of-wireless.
- I have not yet noticed anyone acknowledging that wireless connectivity is like a gateway drug to screen addictions. If wireless connectivity is not available everywhere at every moment, people of all ages would not as often fall prey to screen addictions or social media content.
1a. Warning label on social media platforms?
The New York Times published an opinion piece written by the U.S. Surgeon General.
Headline:
Surgeon General: Why I’m Calling for a Warning Label on Social Media Platforms
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/17/opinion/social-media-health-warning.html
and https://web.archive.org/web/20240617225256/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/17/opinion/social-media-health-warning.html
1b. Transcript: interview with author Jonathan Haight.
Headline:
Social Media Messed Up Our Kids. Now It Is Making Us Ungovernable.
https://www.noemamag.com/social-media-messed-up-our-kids-now-it-is-making-us-ungovernable/
2. Government news release about satellites.
From ISED (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada)
Government of Canada launches consultation to expand wireless services via satellites
https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2024/06/government-of-canada-launches-consultation-to-expand-wireless-services-via-satellites.html
Closing date for comments: September 13, 2024
Closing date for reply comments: October 25, 2024
The featured consultation is “Consultation on a Policy, Licensing and Technical Framework for Supplemental Mobile Coverage by Satellite” at https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/spectrum-management-telecommunications/en/learn-more/key-documents/consultations/consultation-policy-licensing-and-technical-framework-supplemental-mobile-coverage-satellite
Yes, it mentions Safety Code 6 — the usual, nothing special.
It features 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 800 MHz (and other sub-6 GHz radiofrequencies).
Did we know that as of March 2023 there has been a CPC for satellites? CPC-2-6-02 — Procedure for the Submission of Applications for Spectrum Licences for Space Stations
https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/spectrum-management-telecommunications/en/learn-more/key-documents/procedures/client-procedures-circulars-cpc/cpc-2-6-02-licensing-space-stations
3a. Accessible B.C. Act Standards.
Provincial government in British Columbia, Canada
“Sector engagement:
From July 3 to July 25, 2024, the Accessibility Directorate will hold a series of sector engagement meetings to collect input on proposed Accessible Service Delivery and Employment Accessibility standards.”
There are a questionnaire, virtual regional town halls, etc.
https://engage.gov.bc.ca/govtogetherbc/engagement/accessible-bc-standards/#participate
3b. These may be significant dates tied to 3a.
Accessibility Directorate (B.C.)
Sector engagement (a list of July 2024 sessions:
https://engage.gov.bc.ca/accessiblebcactstandards/sector-engagement/
Warmly,
Barbara Payne, President
Electromagnetic Pollution Illnesses Canada Foundation (E.P.I.C.)
Sent from my corded device with wireless always OFF for cleaner air everywhere.
A conscious choice. Because we ♥️ people & planet.
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