PM Starmer set to ban 'harmful' social media for under-16s
The plan would also add parental guidance on first smartphones and screen time, after ministers weighed Australian evidence and child mental health concerns.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to restrict social media access for under-16s using an 'Australian-plus' model with tougher age verification and limits on harmful features.
- Technology firms will be required to block children from taking, storing, or sharing intimate images, with penalties for non-compliance within 90 days.
- Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza urges extending the restrictions to all under-18s and removing harmful features like autoplay, infinite scrolling, and location sharing.
- Public consultation found 89% of parents support a legal minimum age for social media, while concerns persist about children's exposure to harmful content and addictive platform designs.
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Tech Secretary Liz Kendall has insisted that she is still considering whether to implement a blanket ban on social media for under-16s. Despite reporting that Starmer had gone off the idea thanks in part to his own kids’ opposition… Kendall told Sky News: “The final final decision hasn’t been taken but a ban is on…
The real reason Keir Starmer is cracking down on social media
Keir Starmer, spooked by Andy Burnham, apparently wants to leave a legacy, in much the same way that a herd of buffalo, scenting a lion, leave a legacy on the prairie. The Prime Minister has settled on banning children from social media, and possibly also installing some yet-to-be-invented software that will prevent under-16s from viewing porn or taking and sending photos of their naked bodies. Childrens’s Commissioner Rachel de Souza has furthe…
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