Simon PhippsJun 15

Facebook, Google, Microsoft and the rest of the surveillance economy have been trying to get everyone to provide all their private ID info for much of the past decade. Now the UK's Labour party are going to force us all to give it to them for free.

And they are hiding the lede behind a story about a Quixotic child protection measure, hoping we won't realise.

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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@webmink Protect Children but not Adults, Companies but not People. Protect Profits, but not Privacy.

We elected those people, they act against our interests, and in the interests of big tech.

And not just the UK, the EU, US and so many others aswell.

Jun 15 at 3:59pmFlare