UK MPs give ministers powers to restrict Internet for under 18s

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Post by robtherobber » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC

UK MPs give ministers powers to restrict Internet for under 18s
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Post by christkv » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC

So the UK is now China it seems. What a shining light for democracy and justice. There is no way this will be abused by petty little tyrant minister right?

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Post by dyauspitr » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC

Good

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Post by Eddy_Viscosity2 » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC

In effect, this is the power to restrict internet to anyone.

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Post by Refreeze5224 » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC

Eddy_Viscosity2 wrote: post #4

In effect, this is the power to restrict internet to anyone.

It is, and I have no doubt that is the entire point, despite them "thinking of the children."

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Post by noosphr » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC

christkv wrote: post #2

So the UK is now China it seems. What a shining light for democracy and justice. There is no way this will be abused by petty little tyrant minister right?

That's deeply unfair.

China's economy is growing.

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Post by apopapo » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC

christkv wrote: post #2

So the UK is now China it seems. What a shining light for democracy and justice. There is no way this will be abused by petty little tyrant minister right?

Sadly it's not only the UK. There is a global push to restrict communication world-wide. The future is very bleak for fundamental freedoms.

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Post by colesantiago » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC

This is fine.

The internet is going to be filled with bots anyway so might as well restrict it to this age group. They should be outdoors with no access to the internet.

Why not extend this to under 25s or the elderly?

I'm sure the online safety act also needs to extend this to chatbots and anything that can heavily manipulate and distort this age group.

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Post by 10xDev » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC

christkv wrote: post #2

So the UK is now China it seems. What a shining light for democracy and justice. There is no way this will be abused by petty little tyrant minister right?

They are going to be missing out on top content https://www.instagram.com/popular/ai-generated-video-shorts/

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Post by core-utility » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC

But just a month ago everyone in the discussion about freedom.gov was saying that Europe doesn't restrict internet!

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47067270