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UK Government 'looking seriously' at banning under-16s from Vinted and eBay (www.bbc.com)
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The move was due to fears that messaging functions on the platforms allowed strangers to groom children, according to the newspaper. It suggested similar reselling platforms, Depop and Facebook Marketplace, would also be included in the list of banned sites.

I don't even know what to say to this LOL.

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[–] 1 point 1 day ago (2 children)

Tbqh, I'd prefer to have a place where adult conversation can take place without immature people chiming in. If they want to lurk and observe, fine. I, personally, don't want to converse with children on the internet.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    And the beauty of the fediverse is that you can create your own server with a higher age requirement. (But you'll still get immature people aged 25+ inundating you with inane memes, because humans.)

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    Sure, but these "immature people" will probably stay in low-stakes communities for memes and such, where a bit of immaturity won't hurt. But they also will be exposed to new ideas, and without young people engaging with these ideas, even if it might be annoying, these might simply die out.

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