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Hard-hitting Drama 'Adolescence' To Be Shown In UK Schools

Starmer met with Sarah Simpkin from the Children's Society and 'Adolescence' writer Jack Thorne (Credit: AFP)

The Netflix drama "Adolescence", which has sparked widespread debate about the toxic and misogynistic influences young boys are exposed to online, is to be shown in UK secondary schools, officials said on Monday.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who met the creators of the show alongside charities and young people at his Downing Street office, called the move "an important initiative" which would help start conversations about the content teenagers consume online.

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