‘You Can’t Ban Yourself To Safety,’ Ex-Police Officer Warns Ahead Of UK Social Media Ban

The age restriction systems are also “flawed”, the expert claimed. “This is one of the, I believe, errors that our government made. It told the platforms that they had to use systems to work out an age – they were not allowed to use verified ID. So, no passports, birth certificates, nothing like that. They had to use biometric programmes and look at what the child was posting, look at the content, time and date of use … But that’s flawed in itself.”

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