Parents Urge MPs to Back Ban on Social Media for Under 16s

Parents urge MPs to back ban on social media for under 16s

MORE than 2,000 parents in Dorset have flooded MPs with calls to ban under 16s from using social media

The government wants to ban social media for under-16s – but what do Lambeth’s young people say about that?

Last year, Australia banned under-16s from using major social media platforms, now the UK government is carrying out a public consultation on whether to introduce similar restrictions here. Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has said, “As a parent, and a Conservative, I know that banning social media for under-16s is the right thing to do”. This begs the question: What do young Brits feel about a possible social media ban? I am 19 years old, an…

Don’t ban social media for under-16s, young Muslims urge

Society Social media helped us learn about our faith — don’t ban it, say young Muslims The government is consulting on a social media ban for under-16s. But young Muslims say in the right circumstances it can be helpful to the development of faith. Photograph by Cultura/Alamy Stock Photo The Muslim Council of Britain has backed a proposal to bar under-16s from social media. But for some, it was a source of support on their Islamic journey Nylah…