Starmer preparing to announce social media restrictions for children

Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to denote a crackdown connected children's entree to societal media wrong days.

A code from the premier curate which volition see a caller argumentation connected societal media is planned for adjacent week.

Next week is already a important week for Sir Keir, who volition walk respective days astatine the yearly G7 acme of satellite leaders successful France, portion the Makerfield by-election successful which Andy Burnham is Labour's campaigner is taking spot connected Thursday.

In caller weeks, authorities ministers person examined a assortment of options for restrictions, including a broad prohibition connected under-16s accessing societal media, arsenic has been introduced successful Australia.

There person besides been discussions astir exempting elements of societal media deemed little harmful.

The premier curate was antecedently resistant to restrictions connected children's entree to societal media.

But nether unit from the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, arsenic good arsenic dozens of Labour MPs, the authorities launched a nationalist consultation connected a prohibition successful March.

When the consultation closed past month, Sir Keir vowed to instrumentality "decisive" measures which helium promised would beryllium a "game-changer".

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