UK online-safety chief warns under-16s social media ban would be unenforceable
TL;DR
The Molly Rose Foundation’s chief executive argues a blanket under-16s social media ban in the UK would be unenforceable and that the government should curb addictive features—autoplay, infinite scroll, and algorithms—drawing on Australia’s limited impact and Molly Russell’s case.
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- Molly Russell: Head of online safety charity warns against social media ban BBC
- Starmer to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s The Guardian
- Tech firms had 'enough time' says Nandy, ahead of social media announcement BBC
- Teens will get social media curfew and chatbot ban The Times
- Face scans to enforce social media ban on under-16s The Telegraph
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