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Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch has renewed her calls for a full social media ban for under-16s. She criticised the government's latest online safety measures, saying they do not go "far enough", and blamed the Prime Minister for trying to hide from his troubles. Report by Johals. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Banning certain features is not enough. Social media is for adults, not for children.
00:06These platforms are designed to be addictive, and social media companies should not be profiting
00:11of young people's anxiety, mental health, or depression.
00:15That is why I have been calling for a ban on social media for under-16s.
00:20The Labour Party has ignored this up until recently.
00:23Now that Keir Starmer is in trouble, they're realizing that the idea was a good idea,
00:28but they're not implementing what needs to be done, instead looking at piecemeal measures.
00:32We need a wholesale comprehensive plan to get our children off social media.
00:37It is impacting their mental health. They are seeing all sorts of misinformation.
00:41It's distorting their understanding of our country and the world as we know it,
00:45and the government needs to do better.
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