Online Safety Bill

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by peanut

It's reached over 100k so will be looked at.

https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...l-media-access

Just to add to my other post I see that the link also mention the mother of Archie, and states 'possibly'.

Also, if they forensically looked into Archies online history (but found nothing), why can't they look into Jools Sweeney's online history too?

Thanks and yes, you make a good point.

[RichardCoulter]

They call it social media, yet 79% of young people describe themselves as lonely:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zxds

From just past halfway through.

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It's not just predators, trolls & bullies that target children. Scammers actively target them too:

https://www.itv.com/watch/lorraine/1a9360

The feature is approximately halfway through.

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It's not just predators, trolls & bullies that target children. Scammers actively target them too:

https://www.itv.com/watch/lorraine/1a9360

The feature is approximately halfway through.

[RichardCoulter]

One headmaster in Notting Hill has adopted an idea for keeping pupils in years 7 & 8 off their smartphones. They start school at 7:15am and don't finish until
6:15pm. As well as extra lesson time, they also take part in extra activities like playing football. I imagine that this is also extremely helpful to working parents too.

Instead of paying to provide childcare for working parents (which the Government is finding it impossibleto provide), perhaps it would be better to utilise existing schools & put taxpayers money into funding longer schooldays for all children?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zxj6

[Stephen]

That is an insane length of school day. Kids will be knackered.things like football are already part of regular school time lessons.

Also how does an 11 hour day ensure they stay off their phones? They'll still have access at break and lunch times.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Stephen

That is an insane length of school day. Kids will be knackered.things like football are already part of regular school time lessons.

Also how does an 11 hour day ensure they stay off their phones? They'll still have access at break and lunch times.

It's not 11 hours of learning time! If you added up the length of a normal schoolday to the time devoted to homework and unsupervised play after school, it's probably about the same.

I suppose they will have either banned them from bringing smartphones to school or immediately confiscate them and return them at the end of the school fay.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Stephen

That is an insane length of school day. Kids will be knackered.things like football are already part of regular school time lessons.

Also how does an 11 hour day ensure they stay off their phones? They'll still have access at break and lunch times.

Exactly, how are they going to concentrate for that long, they might be there that long but they won't be productive or constructive

[peanut]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Exactly, how are they going to concentrate for that long, they might be there that long but they won't be productive or constructive

All that just to stop them using a phone. You can't make it up.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Exactly, how are they going to concentrate for that long, they might be there that long but they won't be productive or constructive

They won't be expected to concentrate and be in learning mode the whole time.

[Sirius]

They say comedy is dead, it's not it has just been renamed as the "Online Safety Bill"

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Sirius

They say comedy is dead, it's not it has just been renamed as the "Online Safety Bill"

It's now an Act of Parliament.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

It's now an Act of Parliament.

They made comedy an act of parliament Excellent

Originally Posted by Sirius

They made comedy an act of parliament Excellent

tbf, there are a bunch of clowns in power at the moment…

[RichardCoulter]

An Ofcom survey has found that 42 million people have received a communication trying to scam them out of money and that 25% of these resulted in people losing money as a result.

For details on how to protect yourself and how the Online Safety Act may be able to help:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zy6v

[peanut]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

An Ofcom survey has found that 42 million people have received a communication trying to scam them out of money and that 25% of these resulted in people losing money as a result.

For details on how to protect yourself and how the Online Safety Act may be able to help:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zy6v

And there's one born every minute...

Seriously, most of the 'Online Safety Act' could or should be the responsibility of parents, school and the person. Education should be top priority (regardless of age) and not just push blame on to others such as social media etc.

Give your bank details over the phone, then expect to get scammed. Send a dick pic expect it to be shared. Watch porn online then expect your child (or even adults) to have a warped view of what is acceptable or what is normal (what is normal)?. All could be avoided with the right information and proper education. Pushing the blame elsewhere isn't right which is all what this act does.

The problem is now young adults / parents are affected just as much as children. But they are the ones that will set the example. It's not just children that now need protecting or to be educated.