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UK ministers launch consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s

todayJanuary 19, 2026

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Move comes as peers prepare to vote on an amendment to a bill that would enact a ban within a year of the bill passing

Ministers have launched a consultation into whether to ban under-16s from using social media as part of a package of measures designed to curb mobile phone use among young people.

Liz Kendall, the technology secretary, announced the consultation on Monday as the government responds to mounting pressure for stricter curbs on social media use for younger teenagers. On Monday afternoon, Esther Ghey, the mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey, became the latest high profile figure to add her name to those in support of a ban.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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