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submitted 3 days ago by AmonTheMetalHead@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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EXCLUSIVE: EU could announce social media ban for kids in September

Von der Leyen is expected to use her annual State of the Union speech to unveil plans for EU-wide age restrictions on social media

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[–] trilobite@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't know where u live but EU brings good things too. Go and ask the Brits who are mourning the departure they voted for 10 years ago. Of course there are a lot of things that could be improved but that is the responsibility of us citizens.

[–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

African folks love the kindness of Europeans.

[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

African folks love the kindness of Europeans.

... is a statement which, even if correct, contributes absolutely nothing to the current debate. Feel free to open your own thread about it.

[–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Are you trying to instruct me as an European? The posts above were about good and bad things in the EU and people who wanted to be accepted into it. Don't close your eyes when convenient.

[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 0 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Yeesh, that smells even worse than what I originally thought. 😬

[–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Whatever buddy you can't learn anything but others might

[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

You can shove your dogwhistles right out of here. What kind of socialist are you anyway? National?

[–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

W-what???? Now I get it... You're misunderstanding something, I was being ironic in the very first comment