Committee says tech companies are failing children and cannot be trusted to self-regulate

Campaigners warn against blanket restrictions and say focus should be on blocking teenagers from platforms with ‘risky’ features

All children should be blocked from infinite scrolling, disappearing messages and push notification features, Parliament's Education Committee has told the Government.

Committee says tech companies are failing children and cannot be trusted to self-regulate

The government’s public consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s closes next week