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It is misleading for the Prime Minister, or anyone else, to suggest the privacy concerns here are no more serious than being ID’d for a pint

1 · Alecmuffett · June 15, 2026, 10:41 p.m.
uncategorised Online safety Social Media Ban privacy Social Media censorship journalism
Summary
This blog post critiques the oversimplification of privacy concerns related to a social media ban in the UK, using the analogy of being ID'd for a pint. The author encourages journalists to probe deeper into such metaphors rather than accept them at face value.
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