Pressure grows on No 10 as Burnham backs Tory call for social media ban for children

Labour Greater Manchester mayor says he agrees with Kemi Badenoch about need to protect under 16sNo 10 is facing renewed pressure to ban social media for under 16s after the Conservatives and the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, supported limits to prevent harm to children.The government is understood to have no plans for a “blanket ban” on social media use by under 16s. However, sources said it is closely monitoring the impact of moves taken to prevent children setting up accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube and Twitch. Continue reading...