Chris_OffTheCuff

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.

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

@eadgyththeswan @BasilTheGreat 99% of my posts are meant to be tounge in cheek humour not necessarily true, if some people don't get that then I can't help them!

@Offthecuff_UK @BasilTheGreat Can you direct me to these documentaries please? Thank you.

🚨BREAKING: 2 young foreign men have been found guilty of firebombing Keir Starmer’s property. Still no motive revealed We all know why

On the same day Starmer announces the social media ban for under 16yr olds, mainstream media is awfully quiet about this!

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. 🤫

British workers will come first every time under a Reform UK government. ✅

@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.

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?

@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.

Listen to what the girl says at the end 😂

@JimFergusonUK Herr Starmer, our dictator wants to supress our kids freedom of speech and funnel them all through the left wing echo chamber Bluesky!

🚨 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.

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?

🚨 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

@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.

🚨🇮🇷 BREAKING: A peace deal has been reached between Iran and the US It will be signed on Friday

@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!

Donald Trump set to confront Keir Starmer over immigration at G7 summit gbnews.com/politics/donal…

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.

@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.

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?

16-17yrs old we are going to censor you for wrong thinking, please sign up to Bluesky, your esteemed leader Kier!

@sophielouisecc 16-17yrs old we are going to censor you for wrong thinking, please sign up to Bluesky, your leader Kier!

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

🚨BREAKING: Bluesky will NOT be blocked for under 16’s as part of UK government’s social media ban

Some people think Bluesky has been left out because hardly anyone's there. Cynics think it's because the government prefers its impressionable youngsters pre-loaded with the correct opinions. Funny how the one platform left untouched is the one nobody in Westminster seems worried about.

The list of apps under-16s could be banned from covers just about every platform Basically the government looked at the entire internet and said, "You can still use it... just not anywhere anyone actually goes." Teenagers are about to become world experts in VPNs by next Tuesday.

Our schizophrenic government is giving the vote to people it doesn’t trust to be on social media in the evening.

@GBPolitcs The government's plan is to ban under-16s from virtually every social media platform. Nothing teaches young people about technology quite like forcing them to find a workaround. Somewhere a VPN company is preparing its Christmas party.

🚨NEW: The confirmed list of social media apps/sites under-16s in the UK will be banned from using: - TikTok - YouTube - Snapchat - Instagram - X (formerly twitter) - Reddit - Facebook - Twitch - Kick - Threads