Prime minister says outcomes of consultation on social media ban should be implemented quickly as technology minister says Australia-style ban is not inevitable
Prime minister says outcomes of consultation on social media ban should be implemented quickly as technology minister says Australia-style ban is not inevitable
Starmer is now taking questions from the media.
Q: What is your gut view on a ban on social media for under-16s? At one point it seemed unlikely.
Starmer says the government needs to move “at speed”.
The Online Safety Act is good legislation, but it took eight years.
Prime minister says action will be taken on young people’s social media access in ‘months, not years’
The government has launched a consultation on banning social media for under-16s but peers voted to move faster
PM says he is alarmed at reports about children’s screen time and has shifted position on Australian-style policy
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