Here’s a world first but how on earth are they going to successfully implement it?
Good idea? Bad idea?
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Oh come on …the subject isn’t that bad …
You can flirt with me instead if you like.
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Hi
I have been trying to flirt with you for years Morti, only to have my efforts being totally ignored.
That basically is the story of my life with ladies, just ignored.
I am definitely no George Clooney
I don’t get all this online hate and problems.
Electrons cannot hurt you, that is the Yorkshire view of life.
Hitting the people involved in trying to hurt your family does hurt them, and has a tendency to solve the problem.
Words of wisdom from my Grandmother.
Look after your little sisters.
That is your job.
A fearsome lady my Granny. 
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If anyone knows how to get around it, it’s the under 16s.
So what next?
Meanwhile the over 50 have never heard of half these sites … Kick, Twitch … wow see you there.
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Being under 16 myself, I feel that I shouldn’t really reply to this thread. 
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I am all for this, but I likewise see the problems with enforcement without parents or people under the age of 16 yielding privacy information, primarily birthdates, fingerprints etc.
The more you restrict something, the more the people who need those protections will figure out workarounds. It’s the law 3, section 12 of teenager law.
If you want to get rid of the problem, you have to remove the head of the corporate snake, but I don’t see any real signs of the public truly dedicated to that effort.
As much as possible, parents have to do their jobs. When my tweens and young teens had computers I could see every bit of history on their computers and phones, and we regularly discussed concerns. They were, according to them, the last people on the planet to get phones with internet access.
Quote, “YOU ARE THE MEANEST MOTHER ON THE PLANET.”
I have the crown for that designation proudly displayed in the glass case in the foyer, and two safe, mature, well-adjusted young adult children to show for it… 
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Meta started deleting accounts of under 16s over a week ago to comply with the ban which comes in force today…
The PM even weighed in
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Bit of a bugger when an under sixteen year old child can access a potentially harmful site, and a seventy five year old bloke can’t even access a relatively mild porn site… 
Oops!
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Psst … I know how to avoid getting caught out by ransomware if you do ,
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In cognito, search free porn and there are still sites that have slipped through the net.
So I’m told, anyway.
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Forget porky’s, You’re such a dark equine Morty…
But I like you…
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Are porn sites blocked in the UK?
Well, kinda. The choices seems to be that you prove your age, which will make anonymity somewhat difficult. Or, you sign up to a VPN service which may include a fee.
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It’s a Wild West free-for-all here. An accidental missed keystroke can put you in a world that would make a stripper blush. I found that out one day when I found my mother in front of her PC laughing hysterically having mistyped a search for Dick’s Sporting Goods. I’ll save you from her other remarks 
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I don’t find that easy after hearing an opinion on the news saing they thought it wasn’t a necessariy positive thing, although not hering any other opinions thus far.
I’ve 2 children under 10 and I can’t quite decide if its a good or bad thing to restricy although I can see the the bad sides to it. My good pak says I’m restricting my kuds by not letting them watch tv or play certain games ike xbox etc.
I need nore research. is technology such a bad thing or just the next new things on a long line of histrolical changes, I don’t know. My father was born in 1945 and as a grafter who always worked could not quite understand a PC whereas I was knowledgeable with them.
It’s a Wild West free-for-all here. An accidental missed keystroke can put you in a world that would make a stripper blush. I found that out one day when I found my mother laughing hysterically at her PC after mis-typing a search for US sporting goods store with a tricky name.
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I’m intrigued as to what was searched
A shuttle cock perhaps? A bespoke pogo stick?
The stats on how under 16s access news reporting (if they ever do) is astonishing. Zero read newspapers. A tiny percentage read online news from recognised sources. The rest get it all from social media. That in itself is bad. I think the only country to teach children how to recognise fake news is Finalnd - which means pretty much all children accept fake news as readily as genuine information. This is beyond depressing and worrying.
Seems that many countries are waking up to the risks from social media
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-europe-countries-move-curb-childrens-social-media-access-2025-12-09/
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I very rarely read the news at all, and my reaction would be the same if I was watching a movie. Nothing really affects me or my life so what’s the point?
I’d much rather go out for a bike ride, walk/jog, or do something constructive.
Or actually interfacing with the people around me.
I like visiting the forum though, because the more mature person is more sensible and broad minded…In most cases…but not all…
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I’m no expert but as far as news stories go, I’d have thought social media healthier than MSM. I know these sites/apps can spread conspiracy theories, but isn’t it a good thing that youngster are made aware and on the lookout? Isn’t an open mind better than swallowing the point of view churned out by the Press Association?
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