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[mel @melcodez]

@Cyancord @DanielCervus @25YearsAgoLive I don’t believe you. But if you are telling the truth, give me investment tips, I’m broke.

[mel @melcodez]

@sentient_korma @DanielCervus @25YearsAgoLive Have you seen what everyone on the forums have been saying about Mac OS X? It's a buggy mess and apps load painfully slowly. Mac OS 9 works fine.

[mel @melcodez]

@Burn48668749736 @25YearsAgoLive Mac OS X just looks like a memory hog. My programs work fine on Mac OS 9.

[mel @melcodez]

@DanielCervus @25YearsAgoLive Mac OS 9 is just better in every way.

[mel @melcodez]

@Merlinchon I think he'd want to wait until he can prove his government has a track record of delivering change, so two years of governance with Labour's current manifesto and parliamentary majority.

[mel @melcodez]

@leftsidehist I guess focusing on positivity and the idea of things getting better is exactly what the British public wanted

[mel @melcodez]

@WokePolitlcsUK I'd rather Labour and the Cons than Reform (the Yankification Party) in all honesty.

[mel @melcodez]

@iHateApplee I am pretty skeptical of foldable phones, and while I know Android ones are more reliable (primarily from manufacturing them for years), this sorta confirms what I believe.

[mel @melcodez]

@PoliticoForYou I do quite fancy a tiger prawn

[mel @melcodez]

@Lhynaragua @BethesdaGear @Fallout Plastic power armor helmet with a side of mold.

[mel @melcodez]

@yourfeedofme @Gion_the_critic @MePeterNicholls @JuoPosts I think doing these sorts of things in person is the best approach. It doesn’t stop children from being able to access such content, but it is a proportionate and good way of doing so while protecting privacy online.

[mel @melcodez]

@yourfeedofme @Gion_the_critic @MePeterNicholls @JuoPosts You wouldn’t have to surrender ID to a private company nor to lots of them. I’d put that responsibility on government, using digital ID or in-person verification at the post office.

[mel @melcodez]

@yourfeedofme @Gion_the_critic @MePeterNicholls @JuoPosts Kids and teens will inevitably find ways around a VPN ban, which would also hurt the work of journalists and enterprise. So I would ban the advertising of VPNs on content for under-16s and require regulated VPN companies to sell access cards in stores.

[mel @melcodez]

@yourfeedofme @Gion_the_critic @MePeterNicholls @JuoPosts All of those providers have their own APIs. I think it should be one single API, accessible by websites and apps alike.

[mel @melcodez]

@yourfeedofme @Gion_the_critic @MePeterNicholls @JuoPosts Where did I say that I think you should have to surrender your ID?

You’d be surprised with the tech illiteracy of parents even today.

[mel @melcodez]

@Gion_the_critic @MePeterNicholls @JuoPosts It’s not that I think they can’t do that. Rather, they shouldn’t be burdened with the legal responsibility for failing to do so: the internet is a vast and open place and no parent should be expected to understand it in order to keep their children safe. Platforms need to step up

[mel @melcodez]

@MePeterNicholls @JuoPosts I don’t think it should be as extreme as the Online Safety Act was. But I do think government has some duty of care and needs to rethink how it regulates the internet.

[mel @melcodez]

@MePeterNicholls @JuoPosts I think a majority of parents do not have the competence or interest in even learning. The internet is a vast network and it’s daunting to a tech-illiterate parent. It should be on govt, working with parents and platform providers, to ensure child safety online.