@NotFarLeftAtAll But it's the rise of right wing extremists we should be worried about right?
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Chris_OffTheCuff
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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.
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Hope the police are treating this as a racist attack on a Christian .. because we all know if this was the other way around they would…
Young Bob@YoungBobRB
I’ve just been checked over by an ambulance after a group of foreign lads came up behind me while I was doing a debate stand, dragged me to the ground, and kicked and punched me. I passed out halfway through and don’t remember everything that happened. From what I can recall, it started while I was sitting down, and they took some of my equipment during the assault. The police arrived about five minutes after the assault, recovering as much as they could. One of my cameras exploded when they tried to seize it, or steal it. Instead of running away with it, they destroyed it, causing the battery to explode. However, I have the SD card, and we'll be checking whether the footage is still there so they can identify what actually happened. Members from Stand Up to Racism were counter-protesting, and they were egging them on and filming it. The police did nothing to stop the counter-protesters or retrieve the footage to see what actually happened. I’ll be going to the hospital now, as I have a cut and a number of marks on my neck, bruises on my face and the top of my head, and cuts running down my back.
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So the Government reckons the future of online safety is: under-16s get the digital velvet rope… and adults get to prove they’re adults just to argue about it online.
Nothing says “free society” quite like logging in to post your lunch and being asked for ID like you’re buying fireworks and bad decisions at the same time.
Somewhere out there, a 14-year-old is watching all this thinking: “honestly… I could’ve built a fake ID system faster than this.”
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It's not about banning children from using social media platforms.
It's about an ID check for adults.
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@Offthecuff_UK @BasilTheGreat Strikes me they are trying to drive users to a platform that the government has more control over
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🚨NEWS: The UK Government have confirmed BlueSky will NOT be included in the social media ban for under 16's meaning Adults will not have to confirm who they are when using it either
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Remember when politicians promised our kids would be safer, our streets would be safer, and common sense would make a comeback?
These days, every breaking news alert feels like the trailer for a dystopian Netflix series nobody asked for. Whatever the truth of the latest reports, one thing is certain: parents shouldn't have to worry about whether their children can get home safely.
Protecting our kids shouldn't be controversial—it should be the easiest job in government.
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Remember when politicians promised our kids would be safer, our streets would be safer, and common sense would make a comeback?
These days, every breaking news alert feels like the trailer for a dystopian Netflix series nobody asked for. Whatever the truth of the latest reports, one thing is certain: parents shouldn't have to worry about whether their children can get home safely.
Protecting our kids shouldn't be controversial—it should be the easiest job in government.
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🚨BREAKING: 17 Year old Gang Raped by illegal migrants
The Police are at the scene in Arbroath, Scotland
At the weekend it was being reported by locals on social media that a 17 year old girl had been attacked outside of Arbroath train station
It would appear this is true after Police have been spotted investigating the scene of the crime
God help that poor girl
Our children should not have to live like this
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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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‘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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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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"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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“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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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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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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@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!
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@Offthecuff_UK @BasilTheGreat Can you direct me to these documentaries please? Thank you.
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🚨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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On the same day Starmer announces the social media ban for under 16yr olds, mainstream media is awfully quiet about this!
Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧@TRobinsonNewEra
By "coincidence" that Starmer is banning social media for u16s. The Ukrainian and Romanian "models" have been found guilty of setting fire to Starmer’s home and car. Why did they do it? How did they know where his properties were? What you been up to @Keir_Starmer?
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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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@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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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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@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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@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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🚨 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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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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🚨 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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