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Re:Lfgss shutting down 16th March 2025 (day before Online Sa... by capitainenemo on Monday December 16, 2024 @04:35PM (#42435714)
No mention in that example of internet. If I had to think of specifics, he's probably talking about the things that fall under the category of "free range kids" but also result in parents being criminally prosecuted.
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Re:Lfgss shutting down 16th March 2025 (day before Online Sa... by jimnotgym on Monday December 16, 2024 @04:59PM (#42435919)
This is a discussion about the UK online safety act! That is about the internet isn't it?
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Re:Lfgss shutting down 16th March 2025 (day before Online Sa... by function_seven on Monday December 16, 2024 @05:54PM (#42436418)
The other example in the parent comment was about fuel economy and trucks. They're just generalized laws about unintended consequences.

I used to walk and ride my bike to school. I was in 4th grade. 9 years old.

You show me a 9-year-old walking alone to school today, and I'll show you a parent who's getting investigated for child neglect. It's maddening.

So that chain of consequences means today's kids are meant to be watched 24/7, and that usually means they're cooped up inside. They're still facing "Stranger Danger" (except through Snap or whatever games they're playing), and now they're also in poorer health.

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Re:Lfgss shutting down 16th March 2025 (day before Online Sa... by Eisenstein on Tuesday December 17, 2024 @02:50AM (#42439274)
Nine is a bit young, but I lived down the street from a school and plenty of 10 - 12 year olds walked there by themselves.
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