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GamingBot@lemmy.zipBM to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 4 days ago

UK moving towards banning chat in games for under 16s

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UK moving towards banning chat in games for under 16s

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GamingBot@lemmy.zipBM to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 4 days ago
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The UK Online Safety Act expands next year to ban social media for under 16s, but the government plans to expand it even further to target video game chat too.
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  • eleijeep@piefed.social
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    banning chat in games for under 16s

    banning chat in games for everyone*

    * unless you submit your papers

  • FridaVermercury@discuss.tchncs.de
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    Then chat will move to external programs, so whatever.

  • 🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.world
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    finally, tackling the real issues facing the country.

    Mass detaining protesters, cost of living… who cares,

    online chat and face sitting are priorities

    • treadful@lemmy.zip
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      Face sitting?

      • 🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.world
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        they are banning face sitting

        • treadful@lemmy.zip
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          The only article I could find was from 2014 which while old news, is still fucking weird.

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        Possession of naughty films depicting incest, step-incest, face sitting, smothering or choking is punishable by 2 years imprisonment as of today. 5 years for making the videos, even if they are intended for private use.

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    Suddenly, no one’s uncle works for Xbox.

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    What happens after the 16 seconds are up?

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