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> Government considers social media time limits for children

Here we go again: an Internet watershed...

I wonder how the government proposes to identify "social media apps" for the (alleged) two hour time limit.

Per service? Or will service providers have to exchange information with each other as to how much time has elapsed?

Will they name which service providers they actually mean (Meta , TikTok etc.)?

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3d434…

#OnlineSafetyAct

in reply to Neil Brown

What happened with the idea of parents being responsible for parenting? Why is the government doing it now?
in reply to Eugen Rochko

it's just using "protect children" as an excuse to curb online dissent. That way they can control what people post online and if you're against that kind of censorship and control they can point fingers at you for "not caring about children's safety". It's the oldest trick in the book and people keep falling for it.

As you said, the real problem is parents not being responsible with how their kids interact with the internet.

in reply to Eugen Rochko

@Gargron parents are too busy looking at their phones. Maybe they need time limits 😂
in reply to Eugen Rochko

@Gargron The same way that the government legislate on lots of things which are harmful to children.
in reply to Eugen Rochko

I remember being very struck by this from the then Children's Commissioner in Dec 2020.
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