00:01The government has announced a consultation on whether social media should be banned for
00:06under-16s in the UK. It says immediate action will give Ofsted the power to check phone use
00:13policies during school inspections, with schools expected to be phone-free by default. A similar
00:20ban came into force in Australia in December, the first of its kind globally, and other countries
00:25are now considering comparable laws. The move follows a letter from more than 60 Labor MPs
00:31to the Prime Minister, as well as calls for action from the mother of murdered teenager
00:36Brianna Jai. Esther Jai wrote,
00:39Some argue that vulnerable children need access to social media to find their community.
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