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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

Social media ban for under-16s is yet another U-turn by Starmer as he tries to save his job

The decision to ban social media for under-16s is a case study of everything that has gone wrong with Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership.

It wasn’t long ago that the prime minister was saying he would “personally” be opposed to a social media ban similar to the measures introduced in Australia, arguing that “it’s more about how you control the content that children can see”.

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