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Aine Fox

Hugh Grant backs call for social media ban for under-16s ahead of Lords debate

Hugh Grant is supporting calls for a social media ban for under-16s (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Actor Hugh Grant is among those backing a social media ban for under-16s, saying parents are in “an impossible position” with regard to the online harms their children are being exposed to and “are looking for leadership from Westminster”.

It comes as peers in the House of Lords are set to debate an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill on Wednesday, to raise the age limit for social media users.

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