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optionalsquidlast Wednesday at 10:11 PM1 replyview on HN

> So are we banning all advertising to children? Or only banning them from communicating and posting with each other?

Kids are not banned from communicating and posting with each other; the ban exempts a number of direct messing apps, as well as community apps like Discord:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/10/social-media-b...

If I had to over-simplify it, then the ban appears to mostly target doom-scrolling apps. I say mostly, since I'm not sure why Twitch and Kick are included


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awillowingmindlast Wednesday at 10:55 PM

Twitch & Kick are likely included because they can breed parasocial relationships between streamer & viewer.