Vinted and eBay could be included in under-16 social media ban, minister says
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The culture secretary confirms reports they could be in the list of platforms set to be banned next March.

The move was due to fears that messaging functions on the platforms allowed strangers to groom children, according to the newspaper. It suggested similar reselling platforms, Depop and Facebook Marketplace, would also be included in the list of banned sites.

I don’t even know what to say to this LOL.

  • darkdemize@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 hour ago

    This is a valid take that I hadn’t really considered. While I still prefer not to engage with literal children, I will concede that it may help for future interactions.

    I still l think they could gain experience in online interactions through age-oriented platforms though. Lemmy does not strike me as a welcoming place for minors.

    • bumblebeer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 hour ago

      Yeah, it’s a legitimately difficult situation trying to balance effective safety measures with the needs of teens and young adults to be able to participate in civil discourse. And I’ll be the first to admit that I do not have a good answer for how to handle this.

      Also I’m pretty new around here but so far my experience has been that Lemmy does not strike me as a welcoming place(period) so that likely goes double for anyone with an undercooked prefrontal cortex.