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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Kiran Stacey Policy editor

UK must ‘move now’ to ban social media for under-16s, says Brianna Ghey’s mother

Brianna Ghey smiling for a photo outdoors in the snow
Brianna Ghey, who was murdered in 2023. Photograph: Family handout/PA

Esther Ghey has called on MPs to vote for an age restriction on social media in the coming weeks, as she accused the government of “kicking the can down the road” with its planned consultation.

The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey told the Guardian’s Politics Weekly podcast she believed children would be harmed if the government waited for the results of its assessment later this year rather than enacting a ban straight away.

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