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Chris_OffTheCuff

@Offthecuff_UK

Reformer. Amateur comedian in my own head, largely ignored. Sharing opinions, bad jokes, and the occasional moment of wisdom, proceed with caution.

参加日 Ağustos 2020
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Chris_OffTheCuff
Chris_OffTheCuff@Offthecuff_UK·
Social media ban, ever notice how Graham Hall when taking on a problem dog spends as much time in training the adult humans? What if the government spent as much time educating adults how to lockdown their kids phones with many free tools available they'd be no need for a ban? It seems that this is actually more about digital ID by the back door!?
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GB News@GBNEWS·
‘This is encroaching on family life far too much!’ @CarverEmily grills Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing Josh MacAlister MP over Labour's plan for banning social media for under-16’s.
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Chris_OffTheCuff@Offthecuff_UK·
Social media ban, ever notice how Graham Hall when taking on a problem dog spends as much time in training the adult humans? What if the government spent as much time educating adults how to lockdown their kids phones with many free tools available they'd be no need for a ban? It seems that this is actually more about digital ID by the back door!?
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Talk@TalkTV·
"If the parent is concerned about what their child is seeing, they should have the power to set limits." @HarrisonForOBP wants to see more parental controls and accountability from big tech, rather than a flat out ban for social media for under-16s. @iancollinsuk
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Laila Cunningham
Laila Cunningham@policylaila·
“Adults can still access social media through age checks like facial recognition, digital IDs, passports and credit cards” This is what Labour and the Conservatives now call freedom: proving who you are before you can speak, read or participate online. They say this ban protects children from online predators. I’ve prosecuted those predators. Here’s what they don’t tell you. We catch him. We charge him. Then he’s released on bail while the case crawls through the courts for a year. When he’s convicted, he doesn’t go to prison, he gets a suspended sentence or a community order. Successive governments won’t lock up the actual predator, won’t take away the groomer’s freedom. But won’t hesitate to curb ours.
Politics UK@PolitlcsUK

🚨 SUMMARY: The UK's social media ban for children from early 2027: - "User-to-user" apps where people create, share and interact with content (e.g. TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, X, Facebook) will be banned for under-16s - WhatsApp, Signal and YouTube Kids will be exempt - Under-16s will also be banned from livestreaming, messaging strangers on gaming apps like Discord and using disappearing messages - 16 and 17 year olds will face nightly social media curfews and limits on infinite scrolling with more details next month - AI "romantic companion" chatbots will be banned for under-18s - Adults can still access social media through age checks like facial recognition, digital IDs, passports and credit cards

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Chris_OffTheCuff@Offthecuff_UK·
The government says age checks and ID verification for social media are about protecting children. Critics say it's a bit like being told the CCTV camera in your living room is there for your own convenience. Funny how every new restriction arrives wrapped in a safety label. The debate isn't whether children should be protected—it's how much privacy and freedom adults are expected to hand over along the way.
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Basil the Great
Basil the Great@BasilTheGreat·
So Keir Starmer has announced that everyone must tell the government who they are before accessing social media. Of course this was the plan all along, it was nothing to do with protecting kids. This was all about restricting freedom of speech
Basil the Great@BasilTheGreat

🚨NEWS: Keir Starmer has announced that due to the under 16’s social media ban he is about to make law. Every adult in the UK will have to prove who they are to use social media. Anonymity online is now officially dead

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Basil the Great
Basil the Great@BasilTheGreat·
🚨BREAKING: 2 young foreign men have been found guilty of firebombing Keir Starmer’s property. Still no motive revealed We all know why
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Chris_OffTheCuff@Offthecuff_UK·
Reform UK says "British workers will come first every time." 🇬🇧🧑‍🔧Brilliant. Sounds amazing. Quick question though: does "coming first" include showing up at 6 AM to pick strawberries in Lincolnshire, or are we just talking about being first in line at the bakery? Promising to put British workers first is great until you realize half the country won't even work a Monday if it's slightly overcast. Peak comedy. 🤫
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Reform UK
Reform UK@reformparty_uk·
British workers will come first every time under a Reform UK government. ✅
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Chris_OffTheCuff@Offthecuff_UK·
@Jenny_1884 The Assisted Dying Bill is back. Some are calling for a referendum before Parliament decides. In modern politics, asking the public what they think seems to be considered a far more radical proposal than the bill itself.
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Jen k 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿@Jenny_1884·
Assisted Suicide Bill is rearing its ugly head in Parliament again this week. They are intent on pushing this through aren’t they without the consent of the majority of the general public. Why don’t they just hold a referendum & ask us what we want as it affects all of us?
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Chris_OffTheCuff@Offthecuff_UK·
@PatrickChristys Britain's social media ban arrives in 2027. Teenagers will be banned from the apps they use most, and adults will need ID checks to access them. Nothing teaches digital literacy quite like forcing an entire generation to find a workaround.
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Patrick Christys
Patrick Christys@PatrickChristys·
Listen to what the girl says at the end 😂
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Chris_OffTheCuff@Offthecuff_UK·
@JimFergusonUK Herr Starmer, our dictator wants to supress our kids freedom of speech and funnel them all through the left wing echo chamber Bluesky!
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Jim Ferguson
Jim Ferguson@JimFergusonUK·
🚨 THEY CAN'T CONTROL THE BORDERS. BUT THEY CAN CONTROL YOU. The government cannot stop the boats. Cannot stop the hotels filling up. Cannot stop the public anger. Cannot stop the protests spreading from city to city. But it can ban social media. Interesting. Because when governments begin losing control of events, they often become increasingly interested in controlling information. Millions of people are worried about immigration. Worried about crime. Worried about the future of the country. Yet instead of addressing the concerns driving that anger, the political class appears increasingly focused on regulating what people can see, hear and say online. The public is beginning to ask a simple question: Why is controlling access to information suddenly more urgent than controlling Britain's borders? That question is not going away. In fact, it is getting louder by the day.
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Chris_OffTheCuff@Offthecuff_UK·
No TikTok. No Instagram. No X. No Snapchat. No AI girlfriends. ID checks for adults. The government's vision of the future is apparently a nation where teenagers can't use social media, adults need permission to log on, and everyone communicates through WhatsApp like it's 2012. What could possibly go wrong?
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Politics UK@PolitlcsUK·
🚨 SUMMARY: The UK's social media ban for children from early 2027: - "User-to-user" apps where people create, share and interact with content (e.g. TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, X, Facebook) will be banned for under-16s - WhatsApp, Signal and YouTube Kids will be exempt - Under-16s will also be banned from livestreaming, messaging strangers on gaming apps like Discord and using disappearing messages - 16 and 17 year olds will face nightly social media curfews and limits on infinite scrolling with more details next month - AI "romantic companion" chatbots will be banned for under-18s - Adults can still access social media through age checks like facial recognition, digital IDs, passports and credit cards
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Chris_OffTheCuff@Offthecuff_UK·
@PolitlcsGlobal A peace deal between the US and Iran is reportedly ready to be signed. The Middle East has gone from the brink of disaster to paperwork. Turns out the most powerful weapon in international politics might be a PDF and an electronic signature.
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Politics Global
Politics Global@PolitlcsGlobal·
🚨🇮🇷 BREAKING: A peace deal has been reached between Iran and the US It will be signed on Friday
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Chris_OffTheCuff@Offthecuff_UK·
@GBNEWS Nothing says "special relationship" quite like flying across the world to tell someone they're doing their job wrong. This will probably get very awkward can't wait just for the entertainment value!
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Chris_OffTheCuff@Offthecuff_UK·
At this point British politics is starting to feel like LinkedIn with parliamentary privilege. One claims military experience, another Rachel from accounts, someone else discovers qualifications are apparently more of a guideline than a requirement when claiming your a solicitor. The only thing that's fully verified is the pension.
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Chris_OffTheCuff@Offthecuff_UK·
@benonwine People are urging King Charles to dissolve Parliament and call an election. When your political strategy involves hoping the woke lefty King steps in, you've officially run out of ideas and started scrolling through the constitutional terms and conditions.
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Benonwine
Benonwine@benonwine·
As Starmer refuses to resign, some British citizens are calling on King Charles to dissolve Parliament and call an immediate General Election. Do you Agree?
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Chris_OffTheCuff@Offthecuff_UK·
16-17yrs old we are going to censor you for wrong thinking, please sign up to Bluesky, your esteemed leader Kier!
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Chris_OffTheCuff@Offthecuff_UK·
@sophielouisecc 16-17yrs old we are going to censor you for wrong thinking, please sign up to Bluesky, your leader Kier!
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Sophie Corcoran
Sophie Corcoran@sophielouisecc·
Keir Starmer will introduce nightly social media curfews for 16 and 17-year-olds as part of the Government's social media ban But he wants them to vote Utter lunacy They can work but can’t go on social media Actually stupid
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Basil the Great
Basil the Great@BasilTheGreat·
🚨BREAKING: Bluesky will NOT be blocked for under 16’s as part of UK government’s social media ban
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