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UK police chiefs call for ban on social media for under-16s (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] org2001@lemmy.radio 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

How soon before other countries also follow suit ...

[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I thought they already did this in Australia

[–] spiffmeister@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

The bill has been passed, but doesn't come into effect until next year.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

There have been a lot of bills around this general idea. In my state in the US, for example, we passed a law but I don't know what enforcement looks like.

I'm against it in all its forms. Parents should be the ones responsible here, not governments.