I actually had to do research on bullying last semester for school and I know that this is where this bill originates. There are MUCH better written anti-bullying laws already on the books in a lot of states.
As a society, we have forced our kids online. People may think it's a choice but it's really not. We have created a world where you have to be "plugged in". Yes, there are exceptions. Yes, there are families that have chosen to "unplug". They are largely viewed as quaint anomalies; something to smile and nod at, maybe to consider for a day or a week. Heck, I read an article where a mom did this with her family for a few weeks and when it was done, she went online and blogged about it.
Our libraries have lost funding so we can put the internet in our schools. My college campus does not have a library where real books can be checked out. School systems are requiring online registration for things. Research projects require online sources.
Does this mean kids are required to be on Facebook? Obviously not. But when every other person seems to use social media, how are we supposed to tell our kids to avoid it with a straight face?
I don't come to this forum to be harassed. But I have seen trolling content on here. Am I supposed to not read it? Now here, we take the approach of handling reports of harassment. I have gotten messages from people letting me know they are being harassed. I delete the messages, warn the people posting and have the option to ban them. I consider this proactive and I take the matter seriously. Never have I suggested that the person being harassed should go away. Yes, people choose to be here of their own free will. But I have an expectation of behavior on this forum to make this a community where we all feel safe and comfortable.
Facebook is a company, not the lawn of the White House. Facebook has the right to conduct its business how it sees fit. If Facebook wants to step in and curb this kind of behavior, they are permitted to do so. Facebook can't demand that people don't say things they find objectionable (which would tread on freedom of speech). But as a company, they sure as hell have the right to demand that their bandwidth and server space not be used to store and serve it. Just like we do here.
No child should feel the need to commit suicide. Neither should any child feel like they can say things without understanding that there will be consequences. And unfortunately, no law will solve either thing. This law will not prevent another child from being bullied into suicide. This law will simply allow the government to play "mommy" where it doesn't belong.
My question is how are they ever going to regulate that when more than half of the people on the internet today are trolling. (Most of them are amatures BTW!) 
