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Banning social apps for under-16s, as has happened in Australia, is one of the options being considered.

Kendall said a response to the consultation would be published in the summer.

Campaigners are broadly split on whether an outright ban on social apps for children is the best approach.

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[–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This isn't going to bring back third spaces. This isn't going to make "loitering" the sort of thing police come over to bother you over. This isn't going to help children stuck in suburbs or ones stuck with parents who think everybody is out to rape them because of the yellow press.

They could make social media less of a hellscape - ban advertisements, hold them accountable for misinformation, set minimum standards for user control over feed algorithms, that sort of thing.

They could make existing in public as a child more viable - restrict cars, expand public transportation, add child friendly bike lanes and pedestrianstreets, subsidize third spaces for unaccompanied children, make the outdoors more pleasant to exist in by adding so many more (homeless-friendly) benches and hangout spots that the homeless can hang out in some spaces and kids in the others, etc.

But no, they just ban the place sympathy for Palestine came from by expanding the surveillance state.

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

Disclaimer: i am arguing from a European perspective. Living in the suburbs around here means 20 minutes into town by bike or public transport.