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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€“] Virtvirt588@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hmm, I don't know about that. But I do know that it isn't a place for bigoted pricks.

[โ€“] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

If that's directed at me you can go fuck yourself. I've substantiated my opinion and it's not based on "bigotry", which I'm not even sure is thing regarding age.