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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    Sure, but these “immature people” will probably stay in low-stakes communities for memes and such, where a bit of immaturity won’t hurt. But they also will be exposed to new ideas, and without young people engaging with these ideas, even if it might be annoying, these might simply die out.