Online Safety Bill

[RichardCoulter]

The Prime Minister spoke about the Online Safety Act a few times in an interview from two days ago:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1RzRN02G_xk

He also said that his children didn't get a smartphone until their last year of primary school.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by Dude111

Well if enough people resist this and complain it will eventually be dropped........

But the people have to speak up and make their voice heard!! (Before this goes into effect)

That worked well in Wales re the speed limit

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees

Meanwhile….. a bit of common sense ?

On Tuesday Saqib Bhatti, the technology minister, told a Westminster Hall debate: “We are aware of the ongoing debate regarding the age at which children should have a smartphone. We recognise the risks that technology such as smartphones pose, but I would argue that a ban would not necessarily achieve the outcome we wish.
“The decision on whether a child should have access to a smartphone should not be one for government.”

Excellent

There are plenty of people bleating on about this,thankfully they are not the ones who make the laws and those who do make the laws see this as unworkable and costly to implement even if they tried. It will go the way of the dodo eventually.