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UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16
https://alecmuffett.com/article/134925
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Aren’t we looking at the wrong end of the stick here? Aren’t the msm and the polies spruiking the wron messages?
Seems to me that the legislation is not so much about ‘banning kids under 16 from some digital media platform’ as ‘penalising’ digital media for not ensuring kid-safe platforms. I think there would be more valid public debate is the latter was the focus of our attention. It’s about platform ‘moderation’ and not about keeping kids off them, surely…
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First, read this 👇
Second, age verification is here to protect the porn industry. A single person would not be able to afford to build and maintain that suystem. Also who heard of that nonsense you give out things for free? That’s insane!
Remember, if it’s not exploited, it does not have a place in capitalism.
Because age verification is really just there to:
- suppress queer information
- restrict abortion access
- gatekeep sexual education
- slurp up more personal data for marketing
"But think of the children!"
Maybe we should think about the corporations that prey on their attention-spans and self-esteem instead.
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Social media use damages children’s ability to focus, say researchers https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/08/social-media-damages-childrens-ability-to-focus #Attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder #Socialnetworking #Internetsafety #Digitalmedia #Socialmedia #Technology #Children #Health #Media
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Chatbots can sway political opinions but are ‘substantially’ inaccurate, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/04/chatbots-sway-political-opinions-substantially-inaccurate-study #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Internetsafety #Technology #Computing #Worldnews #Chatbots #Politics #UKnews
Looks like the digital bouncers are getting serious! A porn operator in the UK just got slapped with a £1M fine for age verification failures, with a 72-hour deadline to fix it or face daily penalties. Even AI-generated fake IDs are getting spotted.
What's your take on the effectiveness of current age-check tech?
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https://www.engadget.com/general/uk-fines-porn-company-%C2%A31-million-for-weak-age-checks-130056578.html?src=rss
Pornography company fined £1m by Ofcom for not having strong enough age checks https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/04/pornography-site-fined-1m-for-not-having-strong-age-checks-required-in-new-uk-law #Internetsafety #Pornography #Youngpeople #Socialmedia #Children #Society #UKnews #Ofcom
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Australia’s eSafety commissioner rejects US Republican’s assertion she is a ‘zealot for global takedowns’ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/03/australia-esafety-commissioner-julie-inman-grant-online-safey-act-jim-jordan #Freedomofspeech #Internetsafety #Australianlaw #Australianews #Socialmedia #Technology #USpolitics #Games #X
‘The biggest decision yet’: Jared Kaplan on allowing AI to train itself https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2025/dec/02/jared-kaplan-artificial-intelligence-train-itself #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Internetsafety #Technology #Computing #Business #ChatGPT #AIG
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One in 10 UK parents say their child has been blackmailed online, NSPCC finds https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/28/one-in-10-uk-parents-say-child-blackmailed-online-sextortion-nspcc-finds #Internetsafety #Youngpeople #Technology #Children #Internet #UKnews
European parliament calls for social media ban on under-16s https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/26/social-media-ban-under-16s-european-parliament-resolution #EuropeanCommission #UrsulavonderLeyen #Socialnetworking #Internetsafety #EuropeanUnion #Socialmedia #Youngpeople #Technology #Internet #Europe
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Why X’s Location Update Just Broke the Internet
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Ofcom urges social media platforms to combat abuse and limit online ‘pile-ons’ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov/25/ofcom-social-media-platforms-online-abuse-measures-limit-pile-ons #Socialnetworking #Internetsafety #Socialmedia #Instagram #Facebook #Internet #UKnews #Media #Ofcom #Meta #X
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Ofcom at risk of losing public trust over online harms, says Liz Kendall https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov/20/ofcom-at-risk-of-losing-public-trust-over-online-harms-says-liz-kendall #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Internetsafety #Socialmedia #Technology #LizKendall #Computing #Children #ChatGPT #Society #UKnews #Ofcom
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