Gen Z is infinitely more informed than the Boomer generation. Denying them their main source of information is an attack on their freedom of thought and speech all based on the prejudice that kids are all naive idiots that waste time online. Its an ageist policy
It’s important to know that the social media ban for under 16s is not a ban for under 16s.
It is a ban on *selected* social media for EVERYONE. Until you identify yourself.
Studies in AUS found that since the social media ban went into effect teenagers are significantly less educated on news and events and more ignorant on what’s going on in the world. This is the goal. Western govts saw the rise of the information age and are seeking to quash it
doing this without investing in kid-friendly public spaces and programmes makes no sense whatsoever. all this is gonna do is push kids to use more fringe and unregulated social media apps
This is the tragedy for the young generation, we all see the writing on the wall for the country we love, we all know what needs to be done
But boomers hold the controls and are being radicalised to drive us off a cliff and we will spend the rest of our lives fixing their mess
The idea that Elon Musk worked harder than every person alive and who has ever lived is a very stupid and immature fairytale. Wake up. He’s robbing us.
This shit is meant to be hilarious but do you know how much hatred you have to have in your heart to be moved to tears like this! Even Hitler in all his rants wasn’t moved to tears by his antisemitism!
This is a level of hatred you can’t even begin to quantify! This is scary!
These aren't protests. They're racist riots. And it's time for the government to take them seriously.
The PM should be convening COBRA and setting out a real plan to end this horrific violence and bring communities together.
Now is a time for real leadership.
Complaining about nightlife when you *checks notes* choose to live in Soho is like living in South Kensington and complaining about the museums. Or moving to Hackney and grumbling about creatives. Living in Richmond and hating green space. It's all getting a bit silly, isn't it?
seriously how much more evidence do people need that this isn’t for the kids. It’s so freaking blatant kids are being used to implement surveillance and censorship.
Authoritarians have found a surprisingly effective compliance hack in implementing surveillance and censorship: claim that their overreach is protecting children, and you’d have to be an evil person to oppose that
Same playbook used to justify persecution of trans people
I feel like everyone is giving Ope a bitttt to much of a hard time😭 it’s week one, Angelista isn’t giving him much. Do you guys want him to twiddle his thumbs orrrr? #loveisland#loveislanduk