badgerx16

The World must be a terribly overbearing totalitarian mess, as, according to Wikipedia, the only countries that do not have national ID cards, whether compulsory or voluntary, are Andorra, Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Nauru, New Zealand, Tuvalu and the UK.

No it isn't. That is just conspiracy nut bollox.

You do come up with some absolute bullshit; https://bsky.social/about/blog/09-10-2025-age-assurance-approach

And, of course, the US utility companies, for example, are peerless in their quality of service and value for money.

There is a lot of comment on this if you GOOGLE it, including a report that criticises Police for arresting a man who posted pictures of his fancy dress worn for a party - he was dressed as the Manchester Arena bomber, carrying a placard that read "I love Ariana Grande", and had "BOOM" and "TNT" written on his rucksack. Obviously harmless play and totally inoffensive.

Perhaps because they already have age verification in place.

The Internet is not designed for anonymity To start with, your IP address is known to your ISP, and everything follows from that. Yes VPNs and the "dark web" can help, but Social Media is certainly not the place to expect to operate without being identified.

Just as well that you don't, then.

You said you "get zero in return", which is patently untrue.

Better hope you never get ill, burgled, or your house catches fire. Those non-existent public sector workers won't be there to help you. Do you have children ? If so, do they go to state schools ? Would you prefer that your waste bins are emptied regularly and the street lights stay on ?

Is the proposed Social Media ban for under 16s a good idea, or is it too late for such condiderations ?

Forecast

Casper

Workers are currently removing Trump's name from the Kennedy Centre.

You know what that needs....... Happy Harbie