Kemi Badenoch says Tories would ban under-16s from ‘addictive’ social media
Conservative leader backs Australian-inspired policy to stop platforms ‘profiting from their anxiety’The Conservatives are backing a ban on social media for under-16s in an attempt to prevent addictive platforms fuelling anxiety and distraction among teenagers.Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative...
<p>Conservative leader backs Australian-inspired policy to stop platforms ‘profiting from their anxiety’</p><p>The Conservatives are backing a ban on social media for under-16s in an attempt to prevent addictive platforms fuelling anxiety and distraction among teenagers.</p><p>Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said she did not like the word ban but she wanted to see an age limit of 16 in the same way that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/10/social-media-ban-australia-explained-banned-apps-list-guide">Australia has introduced restrictions on social media</a> for children.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/11/kemi-badenoch-says-tories-would-ban-under-16s-from-addictive-social-media">Continue reading...</a>
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