Starmer tasks Government with taking ‘game-changer’ social media action
Ministers have previously come under pressure in Parliament to ban children from the social media platforms deemed harmful.
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 —
- Streeting likens social media to tobacco as pressure grows for under-16s ban Nation.Cymru —