{"id":327392,"date":"2026-05-27T07:28:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=327392"},"modified":"2026-05-29T06:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T06:57:49","slug":"its-all-so-tiresome-uks-social-media-ban-trudges-ever-onward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=327392","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt\u2019s all so tiresome\u201d: UK\u2019s Social Media Ban Trudges Ever Onward"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kit Knightly \u2013 Off-Guardian May 26, 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The UK government\u2019s \u201cconsultation\u201d on social media harm is over, and \u2013 brace yourselves \u2013 it turns out they\u2019re going to have to do something about it.<\/p>\n

I know, I was shocked too.<\/p>\n

The main talking point is that \u201csocial media is like cigarettes\u201d. Everyone is saying that, it\u2019s the meme of the day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a sentiment originally taken from a new report<\/a> submitted to the consultation by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.<\/p>\n

Titled \u201cGrowing up in an online world\u201d<\/em>, it contains this hilarious line in the foreword:<\/p>\n

\u2026there is, I think, an overwhelming consensus that excessive screen time can harm children and young people and we need to call this out unflinchingly rather than passively wait for someone else to prove causation\u201d.<\/p>\n

Which is a pretty neat summary of how our political system works in general, and certainly in this case: We don\u2019t know if there\u2019s even a problem yet, but by God we\u2019re gonna do something about it.<\/em><\/p>\n

That the something they end up doing makes them rich and powerful is just one of the curious coincidences tyrants can always rely on.<\/p>\n

{Sidenote:<\/strong> This morning the BBC had \u201cOverwhelimg consensus\u201d in their headline on this story<\/a>, but at some point the absurdity of that quote was realised, and the headline changed. Now there\u2019s this disclaimer near the end<\/a>: \u201cThere is no consensus among the wider scientific community that screen time overall is harmful to children.\u201d<\/em> Funny stuff.}<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, the report wails about \u201ca wave of radicalized children\u201d<\/em> who pose \u201ca real risk to society\u201d<\/em>, and calls social media \u201can incredibly powerful and uncontrolled commercial detriment to health\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

In a similar vein, The Guardian is warning of a \u201ctsunami of harm\u201d<\/a>, and has assembled an all-star cast of interested parties to talk up the scariness of social media meanness.<\/p>\n

After meeting with \u201cbereaved parents\u201d earlier today, Keir Starmer has \u201cvowed to take action\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n

His potential rival for the leadership has been even more vocal. Political eunuch and leadership hopeful Wes Streeting is all over this, campaigning hard to be the next disposable suit full of bugger all to \u201clead the country\u201d:<\/p>\n

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Big tech’s behaviour has been akin to big tobacco, introducing an addictive and harmful product whilst avoiding regulation.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got to give our children their childhood back, and that starts with a social media ban for under-16s. pic.twitter.com\/soRbjbHIsG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Wes Streeting (@wesstreeting) May 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n