Nandy Says Under-16 Social Media Ban Is Only a Step in Online Safety Push
The culture secretary warns technology firms that further government action is coming.
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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has told technology companies that the government's online safety crackdown is not over, describing the ban on under-16s using social media as only a "staging post", The Guardian reports.
Earlier this year the government announced that teenagers under 16 would be barred from "high-risk" social media apps, while platforms considered safer would face restrictions.
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