Overnight curfews and “doomscrolling” breaks will be considered as part of a “swift” government consultation on social media for children, Liz Kendall has announced as the government opens the door to an Australia-style ban for under-16s.
The technology secretary told MPs that a three-month consultation into a social media ban for under-16s would start imminently amid pressure from charities, the Tories and terrorism experts to crack down on "acute and chronic online harms”.
