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zo1 on Dec 16, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: UK's Online Safety Act comes into force

Side note. But if they're banning TikTok, they totally need to ban Youtube and Instagram as both of them have what TikTok has. I.e. The never-ending slot-machine of dopamine known as Shorts and Reels.

kelnos on Dec 16, 2024 [–]

If that's why they were banning TikTok, then sure. But that's not why they're banning TikTok.

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