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Rishi Sunak considers curbing social media use for under-16s | Social media | The Guardian
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Rishi Sunak is considering limiting social media access for teenagers under the age of 16 to try to protect them from online harm, with reports suggesting a potential ban is on the cards.
The government is considering further action despite bringing in the Online Safety Act, which requires social media platforms to shield children from harmful content or face fines of up to 10% of a company’s global revenue.
Beeban Kidron, a cross-bench peer and influential campaigner for children’s online safety, said: “The vast majority of social media is designed in a way that makes it addictive, polarising and parades unrealistic lifestyles of desire – so it ends up being a lousy place to spend your teenage years.
The prime minister’s deputy official spokesperson did not comment on the specific proposals but told reporters: “We are looking broadly at this issue of keeping children safe online.”
Charities and campaigners have been calling for more robust online safety regulation since 2017, and the legislation took a lengthy route before finally receiving royal assent in the autumn.
This is really a question about ability to intercept and to ultimately investigate, bring to justice, people who are engaging in child abuse,” Hinds told Times Radio on Thursday.
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