Social Media Ban
Teenagers of the world rejoice! The Government’s announcement today of a
proposed social media ban will not lead to a big increase in VPN use,
widespread surveillance and associated privacy disasters, with mass evasion rendering the whole thing a little bit pointless. Oh no. This is hard-hitting, well-calibrated, evidence-led policymaking. Naysayers who think this smacks of vibe-based policy founded on shaky research that only affects those who don’t vote…wind your neck in.
You can already hear the sound of children lacing up their shoes, ready to
throw off the shackles of their smartphone and rediscover climbing trees,
cycling to the park, scrumping apples, and whatever else teenagers might have
been doing in 1950s America before Mark Zuckerberg ruined it all.
Never mind the fact tha...
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