"If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field, that is forever England"
The Soldier, by Rupert Brooke (1887 – 1915)
On banning VPNs: if it‘s just accepted that everyone can ignore the communications laws of their nation by downloading an app then in what way are you even a sovereign state
My thesis is basically that government is generally a terror to evil as per Romans 13 despite the worst intentions of the people that control it on every level, this can only be explained supernaturally.
"Reprobates should be shot in the back of the head" is an easy applause line for an IFB preaching night but just saying that doesn’t actually save any children. You would need to legislate it against the entire social consensus, but those same preachers will denounce politics as carnal anyway, so let‘s deal in the realm of the possible. What moves the ball of child protection farther down the field? If public policy changes in a way conducive to that, see past the flaws and celebrate it.
We are banning social media access for under 16s.
These days kids must find their feet in a world where technology intrudes into every area of their life.
I just can’t let that go on anymore. So we’re giving children their childhoods back.
@PolitlcsUK They were Ukrainians in Britain, why would they want russian citizenship? I‘d like to see some official evidence from the trial, not total conjecture from an institution with no credibility
I know nobody agrees but I‘m fine with this. "It should be the parents who protect their kids!" yeah well that isn‘t happening, they‘re getting groomed and even mutilated by monsters daily, it‘s the responsibility of the State to protect its citizens and regardless of the intent I believe the result will be less 12 year olds being corrupted and that‘s all that matters
🚨 SUMMARY: The UK's social media ban for children from early 2027:
- "User-to-user" apps where people create, share and interact with content (e.g. TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, X, Facebook) will be banned for under-16s
- WhatsApp, Signal and YouTube Kids will be exempt
- Under-16s will also be banned from livestreaming, messaging strangers on gaming apps like Discord and using disappearing messages
- 16 and 17 year olds will face nightly social media curfews and limits on infinite scrolling with more details next month
- AI "romantic companion" chatbots will be banned for under-18s
- Adults can still access social media through age checks like facial recognition, digital IDs, passports and credit cards
@Keir_Starmer Direct our armed forced to intercept the migrant boats passing through the English Channel, Labour would go to 80% in the polls overnight