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UK Introduces Full Social Media Ban For Under 16s - Including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X. (www.gov.uk)
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[–] 18 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Seems kinda like a pecking order. Target the young ones. And by prohibiting kids, you can ID everyone.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    That's the thing. I'm not only perfectly fine with getting anyone under the age of 16 off the Internet, I'd also like to see everyone under the age of 21 off the Internet. But it has to be done in a way that utilizes the strength of modern technology and protects our privacy. It's extremely doable to achieve this, and governments know this, but getting kids off the Internet is not what the government is trying to do.

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