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UK Government 'looking seriously' at banning under-16s from Vinted and eBay (www.bbc.com)
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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.

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[โ€“] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They can try, but all it takes for full access to Lemmy (or Mastodon etc) is one instance that isn't based in the UK and doesn't care about their laws.

[โ€“] Therefore@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Australia tried and the local instance encouraged people to send in a photo of a beer at a pub or an age indicative review on a movie to prove age, seeing as the law didn't define what constitutes verification.