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Because it might be giving Congress ideas

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Anonymous OP 21w

To ban social media platforms for kids and teens because the technology companies behind them designed deliberately addicting algorithms? Which have a proven negative effect on mental health and adolescent development?

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Anonymous OP 21w

I do understand your skepticism. Congress being in the back pocket of Silicon Valley means something fucked up pertaining to internet censorship via the government. But there is a pretty clear reason at least why the UK is putting this forward.

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Anonymous OP 21w

And for that matter, thinking of this social media ban as anything new to the UK ignores that they’ve had internet surveillance laws since the early 00’s. This measure is an extension of longstanding legislation that has been used to jail people.

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