schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 23 days agoGovernment look to impose mandatory age verification on UK Smartphoneswww.ispreview.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkGovernment look to impose mandatory age verification on UK Smartphoneswww.ispreview.co.ukschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squareRicky Rigatoni@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·23 days agoThis won’t actually affect anybody because all the smartphones are made in China not the UK ☝️🤓
minus-square0^2@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 days agoAlso impossible to enforce, second hand market exists.
minus-squarejnod4@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·22 days agoJust make the owning of an unverified phone be illegal and criminalised
minus-squaremanualoverride@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 days agoShould make thinking about obtaining an unverified phone illegal too, then we can stop people before they get one.
minus-squareeleijeep@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 days agoWhat if I think about my neighbour obtaining an unverified phone? Will they arrest him?
minus-squareRicky Rigatoni@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 days agoYes, but also you as an accomplice.
This won’t actually affect anybody because all the smartphones are made in China not the UK ☝️🤓
Also impossible to enforce, second hand market exists.
Just make the owning of an unverified phone be illegal and criminalised
Should make thinking about obtaining an unverified phone illegal too, then we can stop people before they get one.
What if I think about my neighbour obtaining an unverified phone? Will they arrest him?
Yes, but also you as an accomplice.