Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36217332)

Tell me how a survey of 2000 people (catered to the poll subject) is a valid indication of what every parent in the UK think.

Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth (Post 36217351)

You've got to be so careful not to use loaded questions. Anyway, back to the discussion, when will the government admit that the proposed policy is a failure?

Originally Posted by joglynne (Post 36217347)

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has, this morning, confirmed that under-16s will be banned from social media as part of a major overhaul of online safety rules for children. New legislation hoped to be in place by Spring 2027

I'm 78 is this new legislation going to mean I have to prove I'm over 16 on every social media site I visit. :Yikes:
Also who will be the first to create a VPN where P = persona. It will only take one person to do it and kids will spread the information faster than a wild fire.
Never underestimate a young teenager they will always find a way around something that tries to stop them doing what they want to do.

Don't get me wrong I do believe we should protect our children but so much that has been put forward is already a naive attempt to turn back the tide.

Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36217334)

It isnt, nor do we know what questions were actually asked (loaded or worded to get the answer wanted).
Its easy to ask if if you just think something is a good idea, without going into detail or the consequences.

I'm sure if you asked parents if families with children should all get free access to the internet they would all say its a great idea, without thinking about issues it may create.

This is complete ballcocks

Loss of childhood ? Seriously, what planet are they on ?

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36217348)

Tell me how a loaded question (every parent in the UK) tries to invalidate the established science of statistics? ;)

The survey is a statistical representation of a representative sample, which has been proven (within a margin of error of approx. +/- 3%) to provide (a high % of the time) results which reflect the real world.

Just because you don’t understand it, doesn’t make it invalid - I don’t understand how quantum tunnelling works in the microchips in my phone/tablet/PC, but somehow the devices still work… :D

https://afry.com/en/insight/fascinat...ntum-tunneling

Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 36217353)

Would I have to prove I'm over 16 on Facebook, despite I've been on there nearly 18 years?

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36217361)

No - the fact you’ve been on it over 16 years pretty much proves you’re over 16…

Originally Posted by joglynne (Post 36217347)

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has, this morning, confirmed that under-16s will be banned from social media as part of a major overhaul of online safety rules for children. New legislation hoped to be in place by Spring 2027

I'm 78 is this new legislation going to mean I have to prove I'm over 16 on every social media site I visit. :Yikes:
Also who will be the first to create a VPN where P = persona. It will only take one person to do it and kids will spread the information faster than a wild fire.
Never underestimate a young teenager they will always find a way around something that tries to stop them doing what they want to do.

Don't get me wrong I do believe we should protect our children but so much that has been put forward is already a naive attempt to turn back the tide.

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36217352)

wait for the u turn like the rest of us do ;)

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36217365)

In Australia, where they already have a ban, 70% of children are still accessing banned services.

There is also a suggestion that 16/17 year olds will face restrictions whilst on social media.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36217368)

If Starmer’s still in power, the U-turn will come BEFORE the legislation is enacted!

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Isn’t this what we have been saying ever since this debate started?

One pupil in Australia says that only three people in the whole class have not got around the ban.

The government is only doing this to placate the population. We all know it won’t work.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36217368)

If Starmer’s still in power, the U-turn will come BEFORE the legislation is enacted!

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Isn’t this what we have been saying ever since this debate started?

One pupil in Australia says that only three people in the whole class have not got around the ban.

The government is only doing this to placate the population. We all know it won’t work.

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36217371)

i hear that a reform government will repeal this nonsense

Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36217372)

The only people that think it will work are those pushing it onto us . . . a bit like the electric cars by 2030 thing they've just had a wobble on