Millions of Britons face Vinted and eBay ban as Government 'looks seriously' at crackdown

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is "seriously considering" broadening the Government's planned social media ban for under-16s to include online marketplaces such as eBay, Vinted, Depop, and Facebook Marketplace.The expansion is said to have been driven by mounting evidence that strangers are exploiting the messaging features on these selling platforms to groom young people and request indecent photographs from them.Ms Nandy confirmed the Government was "looking seriously" at bringing the resale sites within the scope of the restrictions "in order to keep children safe".A Government source indicated there was an "increasing body of evidence" showing that children under 16 were being targeted and placed at risk through these...

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