‘The genie is out of the bottle’: parents react to UK under-16s social media ban
Overview
Some feel it is a concrete step to protect children, but others argue it is ‘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.
Details
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.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.