An amendment that would have barred children younger than 16 in Britain from accessing social media sites and apps suffered a heavy defeat in a vote in parliament.

MPs will debate the Lords-backed ban for the first time on Monday

The proposed age limit, which aimed to address concerns over online harms, was defeated in a Commons vote by 307 to 173, a majority of 134

No all'introduzione immediata chiesta dai Lord ma rafforzati i poteri ministeriali (ANSA)

No all'introduzione immediata chiesta dai Lord ma rafforzati i poteri ministeriali (ANSA)

An amendment that would have barred children younger than 16 in Britain from accessing social media sites and apps suffered a heavy defeat in a vote in parliament.