Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

1/20/2026, 2:30:09 PM

Public

A version of the U16s ban is already being debated in the UK House of Lords as an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

This goes beyond social media to include social functions of online games, WhatsApp and Wikipedia.

Shutting young people out of digital public spaces, rather than building ones that work for them is not protection. It is exclusion.

#socialmedia #uk #socialmediaban #privacy #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

1/20/2026, 2:30:09 PM

Public

Online harms are driven by platform design and business models. A blanket ban on young people doesn't fix this.

We need:

⚫ Interoperability to promote competition over standards.
⚫ Greater user control over feeds and content moderation.
⚫ Strong enforcement of data protection laws for children.
⚫ Limits on profiling and targeted advertising, and greater transparency around how user data is used on platforms.

#socialmedia #uk #socialmediaban #privacy #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

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