I don’t have strong views on the u16 social media ban but if these platforms are so harmful, why does the govt still use them for comms?
Likewise, while kids (and everyone else!) should be encouraged to socialise in-person, they now have far fewer options following brutal cuts to youth services
Nick Davies
omg www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well can we see it then?
Vice President Vance says the Iran deal was signed digitally on Sunday, though precise details are not known.
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Instead of locking children out of a toxic swamp, the government should force big tech to clean it up...
https://goodlaw.social/5w7z
This was pretty widely known and believed by most western intelligence agencies, just more confirmation.
Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“.. his team wanted to test how far the emboldened president’s authority could be pushed, setting off previously unreported internal struggles over where the limits should be.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/u...
Almightrex
🔴 Russia damaged UNESCO-listed Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a key Ukrainian religious site.
Shipwreck
Shipwreck
Good Law Project
⚡️ EU hits Russia with new sanctions over attacks on Ukraine, targeting energy revenues and propaganda.
"Every measure further restricts Russia's room for manoeuvre," EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said.
Carl Quintanilla
I have to say, @stephenkb.bsky.social is spot on here.
If 16-year-olds are old enough to vote, they should have access to the same information environment as adults
www.ft.com/content/4541...
Three men have been arrested after instructors failed to attach a rope to her before helping her jump from a bridge.
The US and Iran say they have reached an agreement that will take effect on Friday. Breakthrough came hours before Trump was set to head to Europe for the G7 summit. Follow for live updates.
anyway as i was trying to Not Be On Social Media at the weekend, I didn't post this interview with Baroness Kidron, in which we covered social media bans vs safety by design but also the rather wider charge sheet against big tech www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju...
Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
In her work as an online safety campaigner, the baroness and Bridget Jones director has seen things she can never unsee – and she’s furious at the tech overlords doing nothing to stop the abuse