‘The genie’s out the bottle’: parents react to UK under-16s social media ban
Some feel this is a concrete step to protect children, but others argue ‘we’re trying to fix the symptoms and not the disease’ The UK
Some feel this is a concrete step to protect children, but others argue ‘we’re trying to fix the symptoms and not the disease’ The UK government has announced a social media ban for under-16s, which it says is expected to come into force next spring.
Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook will all be blocked. It will also ban under-16 access for “user-to-user platforms” that enable social interaction between
users and allow them to post material. Continue reading...
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