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.
  • DFX4509B@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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    18 hours ago

    Which is the idea, especially assuming it also targets the decentralized networks like the Fediverse. Like, will self-hosting Fediverse instances, and self-hosting anything at all even if it’s completely offline suddenly be criminalized there?

    And what about open-source OSes like Linux and BSD? Will those also be targeted or will websites start blocking those OSes in UK borders now?