Streeting likens social media to tobacco as pressure grows for under-16s ban
Sophie Wingate, Press Association Deputy Political Editor Wes Streeting has likened tech companies to the tobacco industry, and medical leaders have compared the dangers of social media to smoking, as pressure grows on ministers to impose a ban for under-16s ahead of the closure of an online safety consultation.
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Wes Streeting Urges Social Media Ban
- Wes Streeting says social media firms should be treated like tobacco industry as he piles pressure on Keir Starmer to introduce a ban for under-16s Daily Mail —
- Wes Streeting compares social media to tobacco as pressure grows for under-16s ban Mirror —
- Social media as bad for young people as smoking, top doctors say BBC News —
- 'Childhood has got worse': Major UK survey reveals devastating toll of social media on family life with parents describing addiction, conflict and regret as government consultation on children's online safety closes Daily Mail —
- Wes Streeting says social media is so bad it should be treated like smoking Daily Star —