More than 100,000 people urge MPs to ban social media for under-16s in UK

Letters sent using campaign group’s template as Keir Starmer indicates Australia-style move being consideredMPs’ inboxes have been flooded with letters calling for an Australia-style social media ban for under-16s, as the prime minister indicated such a move was being considered.More than...

<p>Letters sent using campaign group’s template as Keir Starmer indicates Australia-style move being considered</p><p>MPs’ inboxes have been flooded with letters calling for an Australia-style social media ban for under-16s, as the prime minister indicated such a move was being considered.</p><p>More than 100,000 people have contacted their local MP since the grassroots organisation Smartphone Free Childhood launched an email campaign on Tuesday evening with a template calling for “reasonable, age-appropriate boundaries”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/15/people-urge-mps-ban-social-media-under-16s-uk-starmer">Continue reading...</a>
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