Unless you have kids (to give an opinion), no adults should be angry at the #SocialMediaBan

sometimes it's fun to write stories with female characters who are heinous and awful with no redeeming factors whatsoever women deserve to be evil too 🙏

This announcement reflects legitimate concerns about children's safety online, but a ban of this scale would change how children access and experience the digital world. The UK Government must ensure that any decisions are informed by children themselves and by independent experts. We are concerned that a blanket ban may look protective on paper, but instead pushes children into less regulated spaces, where they are less likely to seek help when something goes wrong. Children growing up in poverty are likely to be among those most affected. If ministers want to make the online world safer, the answer is not simply keeping children off platforms. The focus must be on providing better support for parents by making platforms safer by design, tackling addictive and high-risk features such as stranger contact, live streaming, nudification tools and unsafe AI systems, so that children are not exposed to harm online.

🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer speaks ahead of announcing a social media ban for under-16s tomorrow morning "How we keep kids safe online is one of the biggest debates of our time. As a dad, I know every parent wants their child to grow up safe and happy. "This is a choice about whose side we’re on: families across the country, or a status quo that isn’t working. People rightly expect action, and this Government will always stand up for parents and put children first. "That’s why we will call time on a system that’s failing our kids and take bold action to give every child the best possible start in life"

i hate how many people act like they're entitled to a certain length in fics. "i only read fics that are at least 100k words" okay, do you have any idea how long it takes to write stuff like that?!