Kemi Badenoch calls for digital ‘counter-revolution’ to protect children

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Kemi Badenoch has called for a digital “counter-revolution” as she said she found it “tough” to stop using social media.The Conservatives have called for a complete ban on social media for under-16s, accusing the Government of “dragging its heels” on the issue.Ministers have launched a consultation on a ban, but Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has suggested it might not be total, citing concerns from charities that it could “push children to even darker places”.

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00:00My own extended family, the loss of a young person, 27, due to social media, and I know that this

00:07problem is global, it is widespread, and it is about time that in the UK we do something about

00:14it. We need a ban on social media for under-sixteenths. We need the government to stop dragging its

00:21heels. Social media is for adults. It is not for children. We need to police the age. That

00:30is easier than policing the content. Let's have the freedom for adults. Freedom is not

00:35for children. This is just the beginning of what I believe is a counter-revolution about

00:41what is going on online. We've had plenty of time now to look at things and study. This

00:45should be the beginning of a much wider debate, but the most urgent thing is getting children

00:51of social media.

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