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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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Instagram and Facebook sure. Ban them for everybody.
But ebay?
Anyone who’ve used ebay message knows that it is nearly impossible to have a consist communication on it. Their message feature is just so hard to use.
It’s good that they are pushing this after they released their own findings that the only safety act so far has done nothing to protect kids - the one upside they were claiming.
Can’t wait until they arrive at the only rational solution: to just straight up ban children from existing.
It bears repeating this is not about the children… it’s about ending online anonimity for everybody, one website at a time.
Oh ffs
The impact is already creeping up from the constant infantilisation of teenagers and destroying their autonomy based on falsified premises. Expect more and more articles indicating the discriminatory situation teenagers are put in.
The fact people are being reduced to children makes it so much easier to force people to support fascism - discrimination is what is happening.
Clearly this is about controlling the masses.
A 15 year old isn’t a child.
Trans kids are hurt by measures that block them from finding community and help online that are blocked irl for them.
Fully agree. Their excuses are straight up propaganda based on the government themself manipulating the masses.
The fact is, if both points where respected we wouldnt be in the situation we are now. Its quite sad to be seeing autonomous people being forcefully stripped off their rights, identity and everything.
Next: UK Government to ban children interacting with other people in real life
Most child abuse comes from family members, therefore under-16s will be banned from interacting with their parents and relatives.
Wait what? You want to interact with children? Very suspicious!
Most grooming comes from adults so lets ban children online. That this is a real train of thought even and then gets a political majority says ALOT about y’all politicians.
The modern resurgence of fascism is appalling. It’s never fully gone away and now instead of being left in the waste bin of history some brainless fucks are taking it out dusting it off and pretending that it’s always been a good thing actually.
This is actually insane. There are so many other platforms that should take priority in “child protection” before Vinted and eBay.
The government announced it would ban under-16s accessing social media in June this year, with children prevented from accessing 10 of the biggest platforms. YouTube will also be banned for under-16s, but YouTube Kids - a version of the video-sharing app designed to be safe for children - will not be included in the measures. A complete list of affected platforms has not yet been released, but the government said it would cover those “whose purpose is to enable social interaction and which allow users to post material”. That means platforms that have livestreaming or features that enable the potential for strangers to contact children will also be restricted, which includes gaming sites.
Don’t worry they’re on it. They will ban everything, just in case.
I was actually going to say something about teenagers not needing to be active on sites like eBay. But then I remember my older brother starting his toy collection years ago when he was 13-14 buying toys on eBay,
On a local site as a teen I sold like 20 books or something and lots of unused crap I no longer needed, including phones, PC’s, keyboards … both by mail and face 2 face.
Ignorance is strength
Thats the message the government wants to send; indoctrinating the masses.
Facebook first
There’s already plans to ban social media for under 16s AFAIK
Not sure if that’ll apply to Lemmy or not, but I guess Lemmy servers could just geoblock visitors from regions that enforce this.
They can try, but all it takes for full access to Lemmy (or Mastodon etc) is one instance that isn’t based in the UK and doesn’t care about their laws.
Australia tried and the local instance encouraged people to send in a photo of a beer at a pub or an age indicative review on a movie to prove age, seeing as the law didn’t define what constitutes verification.
Honestly, good. This isn’t a place for children.
A 15 year old isn’t a child.
Cool. So Epstein did nothing wrong. Got it!
The cognitive dissonance in this thread is astounding.
“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.
Fuck off mate, stop trying to change the narrative.
This isn’t a place for 15 year olds.
Hmm, I don’t know about that. But I do know that it isn’t a place for bigoted pricks.
If that’s directed at me you can go fuck yourself. I’ve substantiated my opinion and it’s not based on “bigotry”, which I’m not even sure is thing regarding age.
Ageist
Shouldn’t you be in class somewhere?
I didn’t say I was 15, just to not be ageist to 15 year olds
But 16 year olds are a-okay?
Did I say that? I don’t believe I did.
contact your local MPs.
Oh no what if they buy and sell!!?? Poor kids???
