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Older teenagers ‘must be banned from doomscrolling at night
20th June 2026 • The Telegraph
Older teenagers should face curfews on scrolling on their phones at night, the peer who forced Sir Keir Starmer into an about-turn on social media bans has said…
Social media ban for under-16s ‘watershed moment for child protection’
15th June 2026 • LBC
The restrictions, to be in place by spring next year, will leave technology firms, rather than children, liable for enforcement action.
Sir Keir Starmer unveils social media ban for under-16s
15th June 2026 • The Standard
The Prime Minister said the ban was not ‘cost free’ but was the right thing to do to protect children.
Social media ban for under-16s `watershed moment for child protection´
15th June 2026 • Daily Mail
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”.
Starmer’s social media ban under fire
14th June 2026 • The Telegraph
Sir Keir Starmer’s social media ban on under-16s is a “rush job”, Molly Russell’s father has warned…
UK under-16s social media ban will go further than Australia – everything Keir Starmer could announce today
14th June 2026 • Daily Mail
Keir Starmer is expected to announce a ban on social media for under 16s on Monday as part of a seismic package of online safety measures to protect youngsters online
Face scans to enforce social media ban on under-16s
14th June 2026 • Daily Mail
Under-16s are to be banned from most major social media platforms, with face scans used to police the age rules…
Nine in ten parents back social media ban for under-16s
14th June 2026 • Daily Mail
Sir Keir Starmer will announce reforms at Downing Street on Monday, but critics say it will give parents a false sense of safety
Social media curfews not enough to protect youngsters, Starmer told, as Amanda Holden takes aim at PM for dithering
12th June 2026 • Daily Mail
Social media curfews do not go far enough at protecting children online, Keir Starmer has been warned – as Labour was on Friday accused of failing to ‘grip’ the crisis facing young people.
The nation set to get a tougher social media ban than Australia
9th June 2026 • The Daily Telegraph
Lord John Nash has applauded Australia for “having the guts” to implement a social media age ban as Britain is expected to introduce a tougher clampdown for those aged under 16.
‘Thank you’: Former UK minister praises Australia’s pioneering social media laws
9th June 2026 • The Daily Telegraph
Former UK Conservative minister Lord John Nash has praised Australia for implementing a social media age ban as Britain moves to introduce similar laws in the near future.
MPs’ and peers’ anger at YouTube as firm plasters Westminster tube station in adverts telling parents it is their responsibility to restrict screen time
9th June 2026 • DailyMail News
YouTube has angered MPs and peers by bombarding them with adverts that suggest it is up to parents rather than tech companies to restrict teenagers’ screen time.
Lord Nash: Tories Should Not Rule Out Reform Deal Before Next Election
15th July 2026 • PoliticsHome
Conservative peer Lord Nash speaks to Matilda Martin about his successful bid to persuade the government to ban social media for children, plus why he thinks the Tories should not rule out an arrangement with Reform before the next general election
Social media ban for children cannot be allowed to fail
9th June 2026 • TheTimes
The law must focus on blocking harmful platforms and features, with robust age verification to keep children out
Boy killed litter of puppies after school friend showed him social media tutorial on how to do it
12th March 2026 • Daily Mail
A boy killed a litter of puppies after a friend showed him videos of animal cruelty on social media at school, MPs were told yesterday.
Children are losing their mental health to smartphones
9th March 2026 • Daily Express
The UK government recently launched a public consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s ahead of a government decision on the proposal.
MPs fail to back immediate Australian-style social media ban
9th March 2026 • The Telegraph
More than 100 Labour MPs abstain after being told to wait for outcome of ongoing public consultatio
MPs reject ban on social media for under-16s
9th March 2026 • The Guardian
Parliamentarians voted 307 to 173, majority 134, against the proposed change to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill, which was brought forward by Conservative peer and former minister John Nash.
How Big Tech could get its hands on details of children as young as 10 who respond to Labour’s social media ban consultation
6th March 2026 • Daily Mail
Campaigners have raised fears that parents and children who take part in Labour’s consultation on banning social media could have their information shared with big tech companies.
How Big Tech could get its hands on details of children as young as 10 who respond to Labour’s social media ban consultation
6th March 2026 • The Independant
Campaigners have raised fears that parents and children who take part in Labour’s consultation on banning social media could have their information shared with big tech companies.
Lords-backed under-16 social media ban to be overturned as Labour prepares its own measures
4th March 2026 • LBC
The Government has suggested replacing the proposed age limit for under-16s with a wider and more flexible power, which could see children blocked from “specified internet services”.
Government slammed as proposed social media ban for under-16s set to be axed
3rd March 2026 • The Independant
The government has been accused of being ‘firmly on the fence on how best to protect children’ as they plan to make an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
Empty promises won’t solve the social media crisis
17th February 2026 • The Telegraph
Evidence shows digital media can be harmful to young people, so the Government must get on with banning platforms for under-16s
We will do battle with AI chatbots as we did with Grok, says Starmer
16th February 2026 • BBC
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to respond more quickly to close loopholes in laws designed to protect children online.
Starmer to fast-track social media ban to appease rebels
15th February 2026 • The Telegraph
Sir Keir Starmer is to fast-track powers that could ban under-16s from social media in an attempt to head off a backbench rebellion.
Social media ban for under-16s could be in force this year
15th February 2026 • The Times
Children could be banned from using social media as soon as this year under powers announced by the prime minister as he tries to steady his premiership.
UK must ‘move now’ to ban social media for under-16s, says Brianna Ghey’s mother
28th January 2026 • The Guardian
UK must ‘move now’ to ban social media for under-16s, says Brianna Ghey’s mother Esther Ghey has previously said she believes her daughter’s social media addiction made her more vulnerable.
Social media ban for under-16s backed by Lords
22nd January 2026 • The Independant
A ban on social media for under-16s has been backed by the House of Lords following growing calls from campaigners including actor Hugh Grant.
Lords back UK social media ban for under-16s
21st January 2026 • BBC
The House of Lords has backed a move to ban under-16s in the UK from social media platforms.
Under-16s social media ban backed by Lords
21st January 2026 • ITV
A ban on social media for under-16s has been backed by the House of Lords, following growing calls from campaigners including actor Hugh Grant.
Social media ban for under-16s backed by Lords vote
21st January 2026 • LBC
Supporters of the Australian-style ban have argued parents are in “an impossible position” with regard to the online harms their children are being exposed to.
Fears that algorithms are creating young terrorists shifts mood at No 10 in favour of an Australian-style ban
17th January 2026 • The Observer
Keir Starmer is being urged by senior figures from the worlds of intelligence and counter-terrorism to introduce a ban on social media for under-16s for the sake of national security.
Wes Streeting asks US expert Jonathan Haidt to address officials on social media ban for under-16s
14th January 2026 • The Guardian
Wes Streeting has asked Jonathan Haidt, a bestselling author and high-profile advocate of banning social media for under-16s, to speak to his officials in his push for the UK to consider following a landmark ban in Australia.
The conservative case for an under-16 social media ban
12th January 2026 • The Spectator
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Pressure grows on No 10 as Burnham backs Tory call for under-16s social media ban
11th January 2026 • The Guardian
Labour Greater Manchester mayor says he agrees with Kemi Badenoch about need to protect young people.
Tories pledge to block social media for under 16s and stop tech giants profiting from children’s ‘anxiety’
11th January 2026 • Metro
If the Conservatives return to power, their leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to ban all platforms for under-16s.
Ban children from social media, says Britain’s top paediatrician
22nd December 2025 • Telegraph
Labour should follow Australia’s lead and ban children under 16 from social media because of the anxiety, depression and insomnia it causes, one of Britain’s most eminent paediatricians has said.
Starmer accused of ‘blind spot’ over dangers of social media for children
12th December 2025 • The Observer
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Should the UK follow Australia’s lead and ban under-16s from social media?
11th December 2025 • Educate Magazine
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World watches as one million social media accounts go dark
8th December 2025 • Telegraph
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More than 800,000 young children seeing social media content ‘designed to hook adults’, figures show
2nd December 2025 • Sky News
Former education secretary Lord John Nash calls for major public health campaign, and says the findings by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) should “concern us all”
Alarming study shows scale of social media use among nursery-aged children
1st December 2025 • The Independant
Hundreds of thousands of nursery-age children are being exposed to social media content and algorithms designed to “hook adults”, a former education minister has warned.
The children left unable to sit up straight by social media: ‘Deeply alarming’ number suffer anxiety and behavioural problems, report warns
1st December 2025 • Daily Mail
Hundreds of thousands of young children are getting hooked on social media before they learn to read, shocking new research has found.