"You're just going to have to bear with me on this..."
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall promises to come back with a solution to the social media ban's VPN get-around.
So Ofcom have been asked for a "rapid study" on age verification methods. Government announcing shite when they have no idea how it will work technically and admitting it will only make it harder for kids to access, not impossible. Kids know more about VPNs than these fools.
People telling kids to just go outside 🤣. The Youth Centre I went to is in planning to be a nursing home. The bike jumps we used are now houses or fenced off by the council. Can't go to the parks either as they get moaned about on FB as "gangs of youths".
🚨 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
🚨 NEW: Under-16s in the UK will be banned from the following 10 social media apps
TikTok
YouTube
Snapchat
Instagram
X
Reddit
Facebook
Twitch
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Latvia showing why they have the more senior player throwing second, in the first leg of the match, straight after the commentators moaning about how it's wrong
BREAKING: The FA have confirmed in a statement that they have launched an investigation into Southampton.
"We will now investigate, and won’t comment further until we have assessed the evidence," a statement said 🚨
Exclusive: Southampton have lost their appeal and the players have been informed. #SaintsFC Full story w/ @mjshrimper@TheAthleticFC https://t.co/hq4loTLwQb
An Independent Disciplinary Commission has today expelled Southampton from the Sky Bet Championship Play-Offs after the Club admitted to multiple breaches of EFL Regulations related to the unauthorised filming of other Clubs’ training.
In addition, the Club has received a four-point deduction that will be applied to the 2026/27 Championship table.
The effect of today’s order is that Middlesbrough are reinstated into the 2026 Play-Offs and will proceed to the Play-Off Final against Hull City. The final remains scheduled for Saturday 23 May, with the kick-off time to be confirmed.
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