Date confirmed for when social media ban for under-16s set to come into force in UK
Most parents were in favour A date has been confirmed for when under-16s in the UK will be banned from using social media. The Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has confirmed the date when a social media ban for under 16s is set to come into force. The news was announced yesterday at the Labour Conference […]
1 month ago
Social media ban and digital curfew to be trialled on UK teenagers
It’s already in effect in Australia In the homes of hundreds of UK teenagers there will be trials of social media bans, digital curfews and time limits on apps, it has been revealed. The UK government will lead the test in which 300 teens will have their social apps disabled entirely, blocked overnight or capped […]
7 months ago
Spain moves to ban social media for under-16s
Elon Musk has labelled Sánchez a ‘tyrant and traitor to the people of Spain’ Spain has become the latest European country to make plans to ban social media for children under the age of 16. “We will protect them from the digital Wild West,” Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said at the World Governments Summit in […]
9 months ago
House of Lords votes to ban social media for under-16s in UK
The House of Lords has backed the amendment The House of Lord has voted to ban social media for under-16s in the UK. The House voted today with 261 voting in favour of an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, with 150 voting against. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill was introduced by […]
10 months ago
Keir Starmer poised to ban under-16s from social media
“We need to better protect children from social media” Prime Minister Keir Starmer has not ruled out an Australia-style social ban for under-16s in Britain, as he said that “all options are on the table”. Starmer sad that he was watching “what is happening in Australia”, where a ban has been recently introduced, adding that […]
10 months ago