Social media ban for under-16s ‘watershed moment for child protection’

Under-16s could be banned from social media from spring next year, the Prime Minister announced (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

Under-16s in the UK could be banned from using social media by spring next year in what has been hailed a “watershed moment for child protection”.

Bereaved parents and child safety campaigners welcomed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement as a necessity for young people who they say are exposed to harmful content online.