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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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[–] 5 points 12 hours ago

"Not a child" doesn't mean "is an adult". We're talking about an intermediate stage where they need to be able to gradually take on more responsibility for themselves, but still need extra protection from things like sexual predators because their risk assessment abilities aren't yet fully developed.

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