I grew up under Section 28, the gag order that banned "the promotion of homosexuality in schools", i.e. discussing anything queer.
It was before the internet, so we had no one to talk to. I didn't know anyone else queer until I was 17, that I knew of, and still don't know of any from my school.
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Official gov statement with details is now up
www.gov.uk/government/n...
"We do not intend for messaging services like WhatsApp and Signal to be included in the social media ban."
Social media platforms to be blocked from offering services to under-16s, marking a line in the sand and setting a new normal for future generations.
