Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online contentThe mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on...
<p>Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content</p><p>The mother of the murdered teenager <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/02/brianna-ghey-name-killers-transphobia-children">Brianna Ghey</a> has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.</p><p>Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/19/mother-murdered-brianna-ghey-starmer-social-media-ban">Continue reading...</a>
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