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The move was due to fears that messaging functions on the platforms allowed strangers to groom children, according to the newspaper. It suggested similar reselling platforms, Depop and Facebook Marketplace, would also be included in the list of banned sites.

I don't even know what to say to this LOL.

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[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I was actually going to say something about teenagers not needing to be active on sites like eBay. But then I remember my older brother starting his toy collection years ago when he was 13-14 buying toys on eBay,

[-] unglueclass23@programming.dev 10 points 2 days ago

On a local site as a teen I sold like 20 books or something and lots of unused crap I no longer needed, including phones, PC's, keyboards ... both by mail and face 2 face.

[-] Virtvirt588@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Ignorance is strength

Thats the message the government wants to send; indoctrinating the masses.

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