Because bans have worked so well before. /s
A more appropriate headline would read something like… “UK government shows their incompetence by attempting to block children from social media.”
…While allowing the real abusers of power to continue on. The bans are targeting the wrong people - children but also teenagers shouldnt have their rights barred because the bad guys exist. Its the bad guys who should face the consequences.
Its likely a precursor to VPNs and identity checks but I do support social media getting out of kids lives - it should just result in large fines for the company ad parent.
At least they did something right. Social media is made to get people addicted. I close my Facebook account because I noticed the feeds I was getting was just pure brain rot, low denominator slop to get people to keep sliding the feed. They should go further, for 18 years old and over.
I can’t believe YouTube got included in the ban.
Good, youtube is sloppy shit and they are just as predatory a the rest.
Hope it encourages then to drop shorts to a separste app.
I guess I don’t participate in the social aspect of YouTube. I just watch videos and occasionally give a thumbs up. No idea on their business practices
They should implement this where the onus is on parents to prevent kids from accessing the sites.
Lol! Parents take responsibility for raising their kids? In 2026? That’s a good one… this is the age of iPad parenting. Ain’t no one expecting parents to do the work.
