Shaun Walker1d ago

My early teens were spent largely online, and it allowed me to connect with people from all over the world. I would be a lesser person if I was restricted to only knowing the people geographically close to me.

This just increases the impact of the birth postcode lottery. And will continue this country’s decline backwards instilling more insular and xenophobic attitudes.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/social-media-to-be-banned-for-under-16s-in-landmark-government-move-to-givekids-their-childhood-back

Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back

Social media platforms to be blocked from offering services to under-16s, marking a line in the sand and setting a new normal for future generations.

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Show threadAlbert Cardona

@theshaunwalker

Good luck to the UK gov in banning IRC and similar? And new ones that may come up stimulated by this top-down ban?

We all know that it's the giant social media companies who need regulating. That politicians lack the will do to so is well evident; these companies already are in violation of existing laws in the UK and the government hasn't touched them.

Jun 15 at 1:08pmWeb