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Online safety laws have failed to protect children in UK, Ofcom admits
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lemmy.ml

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Posted:   Subject: Online safety laws have failed to protect children in UK, Ofcom admits Quote

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LewdLemon
sh.itjust.works
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Joined: 2026-09-27
#2 Posted:   Subject: Re: Online safety laws have failed to protect children in UK,... Quote Reply

To the shock and surprise of abso-fucking-lutely nobody.

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Corporal_Punishment
feddit.uk
Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk
Joined: 2025-09-22
#3 Posted:   Subject: Re: Online safety laws have failed to protect children in UK,... Quote Reply

Oh so me, a 43 year old man being forced to provide ID so I can use discord and access 18+ games on Steam to protect kids online, hasn't protected kids online?

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einkorn
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einkorn@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-21
#4 Posted:   Subject: Re: Online safety laws have failed to protect children in UK,... Quote Reply

Oh so me, a 43 year old man being forced to provide ID so I can use discord and access 18+ games on Steam to protect kids online, hasn't protected kids online?

If we provide one more datum to the ad networks it might just work!

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NarrativeBear
lemmy.world
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Joined: 2023-06-20
#5 Posted: · edited   Subject: Re: Online safety laws have failed to protect children in UK,... Quote Reply

I suppose this is just a statement that is being put out so more broader and privacy invasive measures can be put in place.

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PierceTheBubble
lemmy.ml

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Joined: 2026-01-07
#6 Posted: · edited   Subject: Re: Online safety laws have failed to protect children in UK,... Quote Reply

And so they double down... These regulations won't stop until the open internet has been reduced to toddler content only, and all users, regardless of age, being required to compromise on their psuedonymity; in order to get some use out of it. Because surely an iPad kid playing a PEGI 18 game ("Call Of Duty") should be able to expect an age-appropriate experience...

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