To everyone who lives in the UK and Canada, Your Governments are planning to bring in under 16 bans and ID checks for the internet within days!
As ministers claim he has entered his ‘legacy era’, the prime minister is pushing for a major policy win before the Makerfield by-election o
Platforms that meet new safety standards could be exempt from the ban, source says
Here a link to contact your MPs!
Information on how to contact your local MP
Contact a Member of Parliament or contact us - House of Commons of Canada
UK friends heads up, I know I don't usually share this stuff (largely for my own sanity) but Starmer and his lot are planning to announce this nonsense on Monday. I've been worried this was going to happen for ages now, but I didn't think it'd be so soon.
As an ADULT, banning social media is going to hurt everyone. Lots of people who care about their privacy regardless of age will lose the ability to communicate with their communities regardless of age. Social media can certainly be bad for kids but it is in the role of the PARENTS to monitor and protect their kids not the government and corporations who clearly have veiled interests.
I also rely on social media to market myself. I shouldn’t have to give up my privacy in order to have the basic right to talk to another.
1984 was a warning, not a guide.
Still boosting this by the way. There is the very big chance that nothing really changes no matter what these assholes are saying, that it'll be just like what happened in Australia where it just basically hasn't worked. But I just want us to be prepared just in case of the worst.
Also, apparently bluesky wouldn't be included in the ban because it's too niche. I also don't see anything about Tumblr or Discord. But I don't know how far all this could potentially go.
HOWEVER! It is worth nothing that is being pushed through by a Prime Minister who everyone hates through secondary legislation. He's got a lot of hurdles doing this and he might not even be Prime Minister in a few weeks if things go a certain way.
I would still be prepared but also try not to fall for some of the fearmongering I've been seeing. I know it's a lot and I myself have had a lot of spirals over this... but the reality is that this shit is going to fail badly.
So the stupid ban got announced and uh wow this thing sounds like even more of a mess than I thought. It sounds like a bunch of vague ish bullshit that to be brutally honest... is likely to get watered down and might not even happen with the guy whose about to replace starmer this week.

















