Ellen Roome has been campaigning for online safety for children since her son, Jools Sweeney, died aged 14 in 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer is poised to announce a social media ban for under 16s - but bereaved parent Ian Russell, the dad of Molly Russell, is urging him to think again

Sir Keir Starmer was accused of ‘gambling with young people’s lives’ by Ian Russell over the expected policy

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

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

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Keir Starmer has officially confirmed…

UK prime minister says move will bring ‘real change for our children’ amid growing concerns over harmful online content

Keir Starmer has announced a ban on social media for under-16s, arguing that platforms are harming children’s wellbeing.

Political editor David Maddox explains why the bold move by Sir Keir Starmer is a further sign of his weakness

Keir Starmer, British Prime Minister has announced a complete ban on social media for children under the age of 16, arguing that the...

Ellen Roome has been campaigning for online safety for children since her son, Jools Sweeney, died aged 14 in 2022

'A ban on social media for under-16s is a policy of seismic magnitude. During the years I’ve reported on online safety, more and more parents have lost their children to the wild…

Some parents are over the moon about the under-16s social media ban. Like Charlotte Cripps, who finds arguments with her young daughters impossible and wonders if Keir Starmer…

With this plan the PM is taking an easy way out and giving parents false hope, says internet safety campaigner Ian Russell

For all the warm reception Keir Starmer’s carefully choreographed announcement garnered, some people are happier than others.