UK Government Vows Social Media Restrictions for Under-16s
The UK government has pledged to implement social media restrictions for under-16s by the end of the year, following growing pressure and calls from figures like Wes Streeting to treat social media like tobacco. This comes after a mother urged a ban following her son's potential death in a TikTok challenge.
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Government vows to bring in under-16 social media restrictions by end of year
Tech minister Liz Kendall told the BBC the government would publish a response to the consultation in the summer.
Read full article →Mother of boy who may have died in TikTok challenge urges No 10 to ban social media
Ellen Roome, whose son, Jools Sweeney, was 14 when he died, wants a ban put in place for under-16s The mother of a teenager who believes he died in a TikTok challenge gone wrong has said that Downing Street has been too slow to move towards a social media ban for under-16s, and accused the government of “kicking it down the road”. Ellen Roome, the mother of Jools Sweeney, 14, is among the families who will meet Keir Starmer on Tuesday as a consultation into the social media ban closes this we...
By Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
Read full article →Streeting likens social media to tobacco as pressure grows for under-16s ban
The Government’s consultation closes at the end of Tuesday.
By Sophie Wingate
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