The digital environment in the United Kingdom may change soon after Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed willingness to consider measures that would restrict social media access for children under 16 years old. He said that 'all options' are open for a possible social media ban similar to Australia's, designed to protect youngsters.
The Prime Minister is now considering the ban after more than 100,000 people have sent letters to their local Member of Parliament (MP) calling for 'reasonable, age-appropriate boundaries' regarding smartphone use among children in the UK. The letters started coming in after the Smartphone Free Childhood organisation launched an email campaign urging officials to regulate children's use of social media, as per The Guardian.
