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Chapter 1: What is the main topic of the UK's social media ban for under 16s?
The UK has just announced that it will be launching a sweeping band on social media for children under the age of 16. And if you're an adult that wants to use social media, you're going to have to have a digital ID or have your face scanned for facial recognition. I'm sure there's nothing weird going on here whatsoever. Let's talk about it.
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Chapter 2: What are the implications of requiring digital ID for social media users?
Now, this is going to include a multitude of platforms. It says TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, X. Threads, Twitch, Kik, and Reddit. Although these kids will be able to use platforms like WhatsApp and Signal to message people as well as YouTube Kids. And guess what? They also get Blue Sky. You know, that app that's full of leftists, socialists, communists.
pedophiles also they will have access to that now this has gotten a multitude of responses but first we're going to hear from keir starmer and get his reasoning on why this social media ban needs to take place every parent wants the best for their kids and that's what being a parent means
And for me, for my two kids, all I've ever wanted, hand on heart, is for them to be safe and for them to be happy.
All I've ever wanted, hand on heart. Well, hand is not on heart. Now, the beginning of this message is him sort of priming you. We all want to be good parents, right? We all care about our children and their health, right? But now let the government parent for you. But I've primed you for this message because you too wants to be a good parent like me.
You too wants to be on the right side of history like me. You see how that works?
The rest is up to them. But you know, I think back to when I was growing up, and I have to say, I think we had it easier. These days, kids have to find their feet in a world that changes so quickly, where technology intrudes into every area of their lives. And we know that harms them. The response from parents in the consultation has been absolutely clear.
Thousands of parents say their children are addicted to social media. It can leave them trapped in a cycle of endless scrolling that displaces play, sleep and time with the family. It can harm their mental health. And frankly, parents need our support on this. That is why today the government has decided to ban social media access for children under 16. It's a big step for our country.
Now, it's not an easy thing to do. I'll be honest about that. We haven't rushed into it. We've looked carefully at the evidence. And we'll have to adapt our approach as technology changes. Learn from other countries which are taking similar steps. And it's fair to say that this decision has been resisted and it will face resistance from some of the most powerful companies in the world.
But we will take them on and we will win.
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Chapter 3: How do parents perceive the new social media regulations?
They deserve a happy, safe childhood in a stronger, fairer Britain.
Stronger and fairer. Who dictates what fairer is? And he does state in this video that it's going to take a lot to get this done. You know, we have to keep up with technology, we have to keep up with an ever-expanding world and the globalization of technology. What he's not mentioning in this video is that this amount of regulation requires you, somebody over the age of 16,
who wants to use these platforms to have digital id and facial recognition that's right that's what they're going to be doing here so now for anybody in the uk who wants to go ahead and use these platforms you are going to either have to have a digital id or get your face scanned all up for facial recognition and i don't think the government would ever misuse that bit of technology i don't think the uk has any problem with i don't know prosecuting people for the things that they say
on the internet? Didn't we just get the video from the UK terrorism police of that little boy talking about how, I thought I was sharing a funny meme. I didn't know it was terrorism. And now the police have come to his door and taken his phone and his mom is so disappointed.
Do we think that the digital ID and the facial recognition aspect of this regulation could possibly impact people who maybe have something to say about what's happening in the UK right now? who maybe have something to say about the government in the UK right now. I don't know. Just thoughts. Now, the kids are certainly not happy about this. We're getting a lot of viral videos.
This one's out of the BBC, where they're actually going and interviewing school kids about how they feel in regard to this social media ban. Here's a girl who's going massively viral.
Leah, we looked at screen time. What was your screen time over the weekend? Nine hours. Nine hours. So suddenly, you're going to have a lot more time to fill. And what will you do? Stare at a wall. Stare at a wall. OK.
OK, stare at a wall. Now, I'm not advocating that children have nine hours of screen time. I'm about to bring a child into this world, and my child is not going to be around screens. However, I am advocating that parents make that decision for their children. Parents should be the one to parent. And she interestingly says, without social media in that time, I'm going to be staring at a wall.
Now, of course, it's a tongue in cheek statement, but let's actually think about what these young people are going to be doing. Last time I checked, you had a 17 year old girl stabbed in the street while she was just walking it by. A migrant, Henry Novak, 18 years old, stabbed in the chest after walking home, having hung out with his friends that night.
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