"After the government said it would consult on a social media ban for under-16s by the summer, the Conservative party leader urged the prime minister to act more quickly, however difficult to implement it would be. Badenoch's comments will add to pressure on the government as peers prepare to vote on an amendment to the children's wellbeing and schools bill on Wednesday that would enact a ban within a year of it passing."
"Writing in the Guardian, Badenoch said the UK was producing a generation of children who struggled to concentrate and had higher levels of anxiety because of exposure to social media. Badenoch said limits on alcohol, the age of consent and safeguarding in schools were there to protect children while their brains were developing, but the government had suspended that logic entirely when it came to social media."
Kemi Badenoch called on Keir Starmer to implement an immediate ban on social media for under-16s, saying delay is a dereliction of duty harming children's concentration and mental health. The government announced a consultation on a ban by summer, while peers prepare to vote on an amendment to the children's wellbeing and schools bill that would enact a ban within a year of passage. The government prefers to await evidence from Australia's recent ban. Baroness Kidron and other peers support prompt action. Conservatives previously did not pursue a ban, though the Online Safety Act increased platform obligations to protect children.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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