'Making Children Unhappy': UK PM Announces Total Social Media Ban for Under-16s

Darlington pupils give cautious welcome to under-16 online safety ban

Schoolchildren from Darlington have given a cautious welcome to the Government’s ban for under-16s from major social media platforms - but warned that there are "two sides" to the argument.

The social media ban is an experiment – here’s how it will be studied

Scientists have long grappled with how to measure the effect of social media on children. Now, the UK government has announced a total ban for everyone under 16, and researchers are rushing to design rigorous studies before it comes into effect

Youth violence campaigners back U-16 social media ban but demand more protection

The Daily Record's Our Kids ... Our Future campaign has long called for better safeguarding measures for children online.

I've seen unspeakable things online. An under-16s social media ban is needed

Some parents don't understand the horrors that fill the dark side of the internet

U.K. announces plan to ban social media for under children under 16

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes to have a ban on children using social media that is "designed to be addictive" enacted by early next year.

Sir Keir Starmer confirms when the social media ban for under 16s comes into effect

A social media ban for under 16s will come into place next year.