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Starmer vows to act on social media after meeting bereaved parents (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Banning social apps for under-16s, as has happened in Australia, is one of the options being considered.

Kendall said a response to the consultation would be published in the summer.

Campaigners are broadly split on whether an outright ban on social apps for children is the best approach.

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[–] [S] 16 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I'm concerned that a ban is one of the likely outcomes of the consultation. I don't think it's the right way to tackle this. It's not only children who are victims in this, although they are the most tragic ones. Social media platforms affect us all. Regulation of functionality and design patterns is in my opinion a better option, although the optics of such doesn't give the picture of a decisive government in quite the same way as a ban.

Requiring ID to use social media puts the onus on the users. The onus should be on the platforms.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Requiring ID makes people happier with ID docs overall, so that they can still swipe through TikTok or whatever they do these days.

    Asking change and responsibility of the companies might lower shareholder value.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 5 months ago

    Requiring ID also vaporizes more of the rights to privacy online for the entire rest of the population, and if you are against that, then it must be because you don't care about child safety.

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