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The under-16 social media ban debate | BBC Newscast


Today, we hear from Ian Russell, whose daughter Molly took her own life in 2017.

An inquest found social media content contributed "more than minimally" to Molly’s death. Since then Ian has campaigned for greater safety online. So why is Ian opposed to a ban for under 16s?

Laura and Paddy in the Newscast studio to discuss the arguements for and against, and why there seems to be increasing support for the idea in British politics.

We also look at what’s happened in Australia, which introduced a ban last year. introduced a ban, Kemi Badenoch has come out to say that if she were in government the Conservative party would follow suit. Since then, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said “all options are on the table” when it comes to protecting young people online.

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