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Alex Green, PA & Alistair Mason

Kate Winslet: Government must help parents protect their children online

Kate Winslet has called on the Government to do more to protect children on social media platforms. The Oscar-winning star features alongside her own daughter, Mia Threapleton, in a Channel 4 drama about the dangers of the online world.

In I Am Ruth, Winslet plays a mother who sees her daughter become consumed by the pressures of modern life online. Speaking on Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, the 47-year-old said many parents feel "utterly powerless" to help their kids in similar situations.

She said: “I really do struggle with social media. I struggle with the impact it is clearly having on teenage mental health.

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