Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36186690)

once the Online Safety Act is fully operational in 2025 and website owners will be required to ensure that children below the age of 13 do not have access to their sites.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36186690)

In Australia they are in the process of banning social media for those under 16.

Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36186691)

They are debating it, its not quite a law yet.
Also, again, you completely miss the point that it wont stop anyone.
Under 18's (16s in the past) have been banned from buying cigarettes (& Alcohol) for decades, its never stopped them getting either.

Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36186701)

Voted on and now law.

Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 36186714)

Yes like others laws passed really work don't they. No-one steals, speeds or murders since becoming illegal. Just another way for lawyers to make money ��

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36186732)

I'm pretty sure that there's fewer murders, theft and speeding because of the laws against them. They're not there for the lawyers. The penalties act as deterrents, they can't prevent these situations entirely due to human nature.

Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36186691)

I think you mean social media sites - children under 13 will not be banned from all websites at all, thats utter nonsense you have made up.


They are debating it, its not quite a law yet.
Also, again, you completely miss the point that it wont stop anyone.
Under 18's (16s in the past) have been banned from buying cigarettes (& Alcohol) for decades, its never stopped them getting either.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36186740)

Exactly.

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I was speaking in the context of social media sites.

If by the use of this term they specifically mean sites like Facebook, Snapchat, etc and not all sites with user to user content, I wonder if there will be more children joining forums such as this one as an alternative??

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36186740)

Exactly.

---------- Post added at 01:50 ---------- Previous post was at 01:45 ----------



I was speaking in the context of social media sites.

If by the use of this term they specifically mean sites like Facebook, Snapchat, etc and not all sites with user to user content, I wonder if there will be more children joining forums such as this one as an alternative??

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36186745)

no they'll stay on the sites their on now,they'll just work around the legalities i don't believe it's that easy to put the geanie back in the bottle

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36186732)

I'm pretty sure that there's fewer murders, theft and speeding because of the laws against them. They're not there for the lawyers. The penalties act as deterrents, they can't prevent these situations entirely due to human nature.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36187805)

As the Online Safety Act is introduced, website owners have been given three months notice by Ofcom that they must ensure that their sites are compliant with their code of practice by next March:

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safe...es-into-force/

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36187805)

As the Online Safety Act is introduced, website owners have been given three months notice by Ofcom that they must ensure that their sites are compliant with their code of practice by next March:

Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36187834)

Again, you imply this is ALL websites, when its not.

Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36187834)

Again, you imply this is ALL websites, when its not.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36187849)

I was talking in the context of social media sites.