Authored by Kit Knightly via OffGuardian,
The UK's so-called "social media ban" hasn't even come into force yet, and already its remit is set to spread beyond social media.
We previously reported that OfCom - the UK's official censorship office - have announced that facial scans aren't accurate enough to enforce the ban, and adults hoping to prove they are over 16 may need to use their photo ID.
Well now Lisa Nandy, the UK's "Culture Secretary" - named in the ironic tradition of Orwell's "Ministry of Truth" - has told the media that the government is going to include non-social media sites in the ban.
The BBC reports:
Government 'looking seriously' at banning under-16s from Vinted and eBay
The concern is that - allegedly - the direct messaging available between sellers and customers on second-hand selling services is enabling "grooming".
"Anything with private messaging can be used for those bad purposes."
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy moves to ban under-16s from Vinted, eBay, and Depop over concerns that young people are being asked for indecent photographs in exchange for money or gifts on these platforms. pic.t
