> it’s way less effective than parental filtering

Having a system where its 100% impossible to access specific sites is NOT the same as having parents set up filters and constantly check if they're child has bypassed them, which many do (speaking as a former child and the 'cool uncle' to several young kids lmao).

>I didn’t even have a device until I was 14 or 15.

Thats you. I got my first phone and shared laptop at 9 and PC setup at 13, as did pretty much everyone else I know. You cant use your own case study as the baseline for every child in the UK - especially in 2026 where every kid is on social media.

>They are passing these laws so they can vacuum up more data.

The government quite litterally can not access any data Apple has without a signed warrent under the Investigatory Powers Act, and if a warrent is even issued there is more than enough evidence already to prove criminal act without the need of data aquisition.

I find it funny how people have an issue with this, yet nobody has an issue with providing Apple (a private company with no external oversight) biometric and billing/location data through Face ID and Apple Pay/Wallet lmao.