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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Will Meakin-Durrant

MPs reject social media ban for under-16s a second time

MPs have for a second time rejected calls for a default ban on children accessing social media, instead backing the government's more flexible approach.

The vote, 256 to 150 with a majority of 106, saw the House of Commons side with the government's plan to tackle social media-linked harms affecting young people.

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