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Humanists UK recognises the genuine concern behind proposals to restrict children’s access to social media, including the need to protect young people from exploitation, abuse, and harmful content. However, a blanket ban risks cutting off young people from vital sources of support and community.

15/6/26, 8:52 am6 reposts29 likes

Humanists UK

@humanists.uk

15 June

The Government must take into consideration apostates, LGBT+ young people, and others growing up in unsupportive or controlling environments. Online spaces may be the only place they can safely find information and connection.

Humanists UK

@humanists.uk

15 June

From a humanist perspective, children’s rights, freedom of expression, privacy, and access to information must be protected alongside safeguarding. Any policy in this area must be evidence-based, proportionate, and designed with young people’s voices at its heart. We need a rational approach.

Humanists UK

@humanists.uk

15 June

The answer to online harm is not censorship or surveillance. Our politics and policies must try to strike the balance between keeping children safe while preserving their freedom to think, question, and connect.

Trump is a Russian Asset

@yameshlaw.bsky.social

15 June

Weren't children able to do those things before the advent of social media?

Leg Spinner🏏

@judeet44.bsky.social

15 June

This doesn't stop their freedom to think FFS, nor question, nor connect. If they want to look at stuff say on youtube, they can ask an adult to "supervise". Like an 18yr old, it doesn't have to be their parents etc.

Richard Woodcock

@zedwally.bsky.social

15 June

Better to legislate to treat the social media platforms as publishers under law, rather than mere information channels.