Post by @thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io

So "ID required" laws for social media that compromise everyone's privacy due to data leaks and lock LGBTQ kids out of information have LITERALLY ZERO impact on safety?

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/23/uk-children-just-as-likely-to-have-suffered-harm-on-social-media-despite-crackdown-ofcom-online-safety-act

the Guardian

Online safety laws have failed to protect children in UK, Ofcom admits

Campaigners call lack of progress ‘staggering’ as online regulator issues review of first nine months of new regime

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Woozle Hypertwin

@woozle@toot.cat 48 min. ago

@thomasfuchs Well, at least they don't have a negative impact... (It actually seems kinda unlikely to me that they don't, but it may depend on how that's measured.)