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Because bans have worked so well before. /s
A more appropriate headline would read something like... "UK government shows their incompetence by attempting to block children from social media."
..While allowing the real abusers of power to continue on. The bans are targeting the wrong people - children but also teenagers shouldnt have their rights barred because the bad guys exist. Its the bad guys who should face the consequences.