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   Open Rights Group (openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Jun-2026 05:04:15 JST Open Rights Group

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   A social media ban won't fix online harms.

   That's because the business model creating them is left untouched.

   It just makes every user do an ID check to prove they’re over 16.

   Instead we should tackle the attention capture economy of targeted ads and personalised algorithms.

   Sign our petition ⬇️

   https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/break-big-tech

   #socialmediaban #onlinesafety #socialmedia #stopKillingInternet #ukpol #ukpolitics #privacy #censorship #bigtech

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     Open Rights Group (openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Jun-2026 05:04:16 JST Open Rights Group

     "Every failed attempt to make children safer online is followed by more surveillance and censorship.

     Children have rights too and these policies will harm their free expression and privacy rights, and push them into less regulated spaces."

     🗣️ ORG's James Baker on the under-16s social media ban.

     https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/06/15/britain-plots-digital-bedtime-after-kicking-under-16s-off-social-media/5255341

     #socialmediaban #ukpol #onlinesafety #stopKillingInternet #ukpolitics

     Christine Lemmer-Webber repeated this.