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beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours ago

UK Introduces Full Social Media Ban For Under 16s - Including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X.

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UK Introduces Full Social Media Ban For Under 16s - Including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X.

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beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours ago
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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.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1196216/uk-introduces-full-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-including-snapchat-tiktok-youtube-inst

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    YouTube does provide the ability to livestream, and it sounds like livestreaming is one thing that they’re upset about, not just commenting.

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    Ironically, apparently 10 Downing Street livestreams there:

    https://youtube.com/@10downingstreet/streams

    EDIT: And on Twitter, but that’s also targeted.

    https://x.com/Keir_Starmer/status/2066416751848706064

    I guess that there’s Sky News:

    https://news.sky.com/video/watch-labour-conference-live-as-pm-to-make-crucial-speech-13441407

    And the BBC:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c24p9d7en65t

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