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Under-16s to be banned from social media, Starmer announces

Been in the pipeline for a while.

I’m sure unrestricted social media has been harmful to kids (and not just kids) but an age-related ban will have implications for adults, who presumably will have to ID.

And how is social media defined? Could be extended to all discussions, all ‘hangouts’.

The potential opens up for policing of all discussion

Or is it already a certainty?

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Hi @Evvy_dense - as you say the key is universal digital id, using “protection of children” as the means of achieving that. Just like the Online Safety Act, the Government decided that it was their duty to bring up kids and not the responsibility of parents … as if governments care about kids!

cheers