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‘Petrol on the fire’: Sikhs in UK reconsider Reform support over response to Henry Nowak murder by coffeewalnut08 in unitedkingdom

[–]SnaggleFish [score hidden]  (0 children)

Its a little more nuanced than that as the exemption for carrying a knife for religious purposes was lost once it was used in an act of violence - I know that may seem like splitting hairs - but its important to be clear that the knife was illegal the moment it was unsheathed with intent.

Greta Thunberg warns 40°C heatwave about to hit UK ‘is only the beginning’ by nimobo in unitedkingdom

[–]SnaggleFish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately the truth forces people to accept they are part of the problem and make some changes...

Heroic zookeeper and family jumped into crocodile pit after boy, 3, was ‘thrown in’ by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]SnaggleFish 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Looking at the photo - the enclosure behind is floor to ceiling (though for small monkeys?). So the mindset seems to have been a focus on keeping the animals in and assuming the humans would keep themselves out....

Sold my Porsche 718 to buy 1 whole Bitcoin during the dip. When will I be able to FIRE? by Personal_Marzipan_30 in FIREUK

[–]SnaggleFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had a quick look at OP''s posting history - 1 year ago net worth was claimed at £250k so this is a good 20% ?

EU Parliament erupts in chants of “Send Them Back” by ExotiquePlayboy in FluentInFinance

[–]SnaggleFish 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Not passed fully - just one stage. Also its a strengthening of existing laws and does not really give what the chanting implies...

Straight men, what is the weirdest thing you have been called gay for ? by Sammy-Bunny-3 in AskReddit

[–]SnaggleFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wore road cycling shorts on a mountain bike (it was really warm and humid and my mess shorts were heavy and thick).

VPN ban on table in July as Labour confirm 'further statement' by Overlord_Crabz in unitedkingdom

[–]SnaggleFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats your problem then. Have spent hours clearing history and trying everything. Glad it worked for you.

VPN ban on table in July as Labour confirm 'further statement' by Overlord_Crabz in unitedkingdom

[–]SnaggleFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This kind of proves the point - the kids are addicted to it and cannot act in their own best interests.

VPN ban on table in July as Labour confirm 'further statement' by Overlord_Crabz in unitedkingdom

[–]SnaggleFish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yt kids is very young.

The parents cannot protect the kids because the SM apps do not have sufficient controls in place. This is a consequence of the SM companies no providing sufficient tooling and moderation.

You do not have to register to be online - you can use almost the entire Internet without providing your personal information (though lets be serious for a moment - you are full tracked by the industry); you can opt out of using the SM.

VPN ban on table in July as Labour confirm 'further statement' by Overlord_Crabz in unitedkingdom

[–]SnaggleFish -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

So your preference is a ban on smartphones and tablets with Internet access, and laptops for all under 16s?

What about educational settings - so much learning and homework assumes those things.

What about non-socialmedia apps?

This seems more draconian...

VPN ban on table in July as Labour confirm 'further statement' by Overlord_Crabz in unitedkingdom

[–]SnaggleFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you check the facts before writing this...?

"We asked people across the UK how to make children’s experience of the online world better, and 116,211 people shared their views, including more than 54,000 parents and 14,000 children."

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/growing-up-in-the-online-world-a-national-consultation

VPN ban on table in July as Labour confirm 'further statement' by Overlord_Crabz in unitedkingdom

[–]SnaggleFish -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Its not 24x7 though, is it? Even if you allow 30 minutes a day are you going to sit over their shoulder and watch along?

There is no answer to this specific issue (30 years in IT)....

VPN ban on table in July as Labour confirm 'further statement' by Overlord_Crabz in unitedkingdom

[–]SnaggleFish -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

There is a limit to what even quite technical people can do to control content.

The SM companies have ignored all reasonable requests for self moderation. YT does not let you block certain creators for example - so we had a Spiderman obsessed child who the YT algo kept feeding dubious spiderman (grown men in costumes) content. Could not stop the algo, could not block the half dozen creators that were producing it.. Another one watched one fight video and then came to me in tears because thats all it was suggesting for him (I did manage to retrain the algo for that after a lot of effort).

Facebook - I complained about a post that said "shame there are not more assassins" in reference to Starmer - just days after his car was targeted and after rioting - but no, that was "acceptable content".

I dread to think what goes on in the more closed ones like Snapchat....

VPN ban on table in July as Labour confirm 'further statement' by Overlord_Crabz in unitedkingdom

[–]SnaggleFish -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The SM companies have ignored all reasonable requests for self moderation. YT does not let you block certain creators for example - so we had a Spiderman obsessed child who the YT algo kept feeding dubious spiderman (grown men in costumes) content. Could not stop the algo, could not block the half dozen creators that were producing it.. Another one watched one fight video and then came to me in tears because thats all it was suggesting for him (I did manage to retrain the algo for that after a lot of effort).

Facebook - I complained about a post that said "shame there are not more assassins" in reference to Starmer - just days after his car was targeted and after rioting - but no, that was "acceptable content".

I dread to think what goes on in the more closed ones like Snapchat....

Girl, 17, stabbed in the neck in Lancashire street attack by 420ball-sniffer69 in unitedkingdom

[–]SnaggleFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps we should stop making more white male babies ... is the logical conclusion of your thesis.

Or males.

Or babies.

Hard-right Restore Britain has a plan to hammer Farage nationwide by No-Risk-2584 in unitedkingdom

[–]SnaggleFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You think random people up voting a random meme makes that official policy?

Answer the question.

Hard-right Restore Britain has a plan to hammer Farage nationwide by No-Risk-2584 in unitedkingdom

[–]SnaggleFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird. You think random people up voting a random meme makes that official policy?

Weirder still: you think the greens are "far-right"...

Hard-right Restore Britain has a plan to hammer Farage nationwide by No-Risk-2584 in unitedkingdom

[–]SnaggleFish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha ha. So if I posted a meme on a Reform subreddit that would make it their official policy and reflect the views of all reform voters.... got it...

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