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isla :
Like this if u are disagreeing with this
2026-06-15 14:24:00
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Sprucey :
this isnt protection its control
2026-06-15 08:00:52
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Emiliastanie :
this isnt protection its control
2026-06-17 13:11:12
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shaunamadiline1 :
Started panicking then realised I’m 20
2026-06-15 08:02:24
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Egg head :
Can you just fix the potholes.
2026-06-15 08:40:06
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🪿 :
I was worried then remembered I’m 18
2026-06-15 08:00:39
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‘ 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑦ᥫ᭡. :
what about the children who are homeschooled and rely heavily on the internet for their education? i’ve just finished my GCSEs and genuinely can’t imagine getting through them without youtube tutorials, online revision communities, and content on instagram and facebook. I’m 16 so this ban won’t affect me, but this is absolutely ridiculous and shouldn’t be at the top of Keir starmer’s priorities. he’s apparently also trying to enforce a “curfew” for 16-17 year olds. i have a job, about to start college, and i can drive soon, but oh no i have a curfew on when i can use my phone!! makes absolutely no sense. there are far bigger issues facing the UK than teenagers having a little scroll on tiktok, instagram, facebook, and so on. this isn’t protection, it’s control. the only people who should be deciding how much time a child spends online are their parents, not the government. every family is different, and parents know their own children better than politicians do. also how would this even be enforced? most teenagers know more about the internet and how to get around it, than the people making these rules and they will easily find ways around it within days. instead of banning social media for everyone under 16, why not focus on better online safety and stronger moderation? it makes no sense there’s so much bigger things to worry about than this.
2026-06-15 12:38:38
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❟❛❟𝕭𝖎𝖊⋆✴︎🧣˚｡⋆ :
quite literally using social media to tell us this btw 🙏
2026-06-15 14:52:20
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Neem :
Handsome or Cute.
2026-06-15 22:13:45
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Road To Riches 💷💸 #29 :
this is the least of our country’s problems 😭
2026-06-15 09:44:03
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yjgrrh :
anything but fixing the cost of living😂
2026-06-15 08:55:27
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Elliot_Morningstar :
Will be needing to show my id to buy a bottle of water next month 😭
2026-06-15 07:48:08
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Wee Bees Kindergarten :
It’s one thing to ban something. How are you going to deal with the withdrawal teenagers will be experiencing. It’s not a cut and dry solution. They’re forgetting to fix the rest of the problem and how to deal with the problems that will arise.
2026-06-17 11:16:38
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Wackjob Cultist :
vpn is calling
2026-06-15 10:51:25
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Erica Tabuaa Boateng :
Following back everyone that follows me
2026-06-17 12:38:48
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Themba Mabuza :
how will that be practically enforced?
2026-06-17 10:01:46
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EY :
VPN apps:
2026-06-15 09:04:16
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__Cooper__ :
Banning social media is like deleting the weather app to stop it from raining 😭
2026-06-15 09:54:23
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Leanne Tomlin :
My child my rules
2026-06-15 10:06:52
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𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐀 ᥫ᭡. :
this will make everything worse btw
2026-06-15 14:44:15
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CBD :
I cannot dislike someone more than this guy 😭😭😭
2026-06-15 08:12:00
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