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Social Media: Ban for Under-16sContribution
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2 November 2026·Social Media: Ban for Under-16sDoes my hon. Friend agree that the current proposals to have a hard cliff edge at 16 create a problem in terms of people suddenly being exposed to all of that world, having not really had the opportun
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2 November 2026·Social Media: Ban for Under-16sI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend that social media companies having denied a lot of the problems and treated this as a non-serious issue is deeply wrong and alarming. I hope he will agree with s
2 November 2026·Social Media: Ban for Under-16sIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. The petition calls for the Government to rethink their ban on social media for under-16s. I want to set out why I agree with the aims of the
2 November 2026·Social Media: Ban for Under-16sMy hon. and learned Friend is being very generous with his time. Does he share my concern that the Molly Rose Foundation’s research shows that 61% of Australian 12 to 15-year-olds are still accessing
2 November 2026·Social Media: Ban for Under-16s
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