Kemi Badenoch admits struggling with social media

• Kemi Badenoch has called for a digital “counter-revolution” and a cross-party ban on social media for under-16s, asserting that social media is for adults, not children.
• The Conservative Party leader criticised the Government for “dragging its heels” on the issue, advocating for age policing over content policing.
• Ministers have launched a consultation on the ban, though Sir Keir Starmer has raised concerns from charities that a total ban could push children to “darker places”.
• Badenoch stressed that the proposed ban should encompass all services where strangers can directly message children.
• She also shared her personal difficulties in limiting her own social media use and her actions to restrict her children's access to platforms like YouTube and Roblox.

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Kemi Badenoch calls for digital ‘counter-revolution’ to protect children