Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back
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Social media platforms to be blocked from offering services to under-16s, marking a line in the sand and setting a new normal for future generations.
  • ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 hours ago

    The damage is done in the UK. The regulation needs to be written with privacy first, or it will undoubtedly be taken advantage of by bad actors. To think anything else is possible under capitalism is dangerously stupid.

    Australia’s social media ban – is it working?

    Obviously regulation has been and is always better than prohibition. Prohibition is a lazy “quick win” political move and always has been.