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Online Safety Act

Ban social media giants in UK if they do not cut back harms, bereaved mother and father say

Politicians must tell social media giants they cannot operate in the UK if they do not reduce their online harms, the mum of Brianna Ghey and the dad of Molly Russell have demanded. Along with other bereaved parents, they on Wednesday warn…

Smartphones and social media must be banned for below 16s, MPs warn

Henry Griffiths

Children under 16 should be banned from having smartphones and going on social media, MPs have suggested.The Commons Education Committee has warned the next government must introduce stronger guidance and controls to curb kids’ time online.…

‘Online bans for youngsters would punish them for the failures of tech corporations’

Henry Griffiths

With children continuing to be put at risk of harm and abuse online, campaigners, parents and politicians are rightly demanding more.We must listen to children themselves. Their voices have been glaringly absent from the debate about how to…