Nandy Says Under-16s Social Media Ban Is Only a 'Staging Post'
The culture secretary said the government will tighten its online safety crackdown further after banning under-16s from social media platforms.
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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said the UK government's ban on under-16s accessing social media platforms is only a "staging post" in a broader crackdown on online safety, warning technology firms that further measures are still to come.
Nandy said the government intends to press ahead with additional steps, positioning the UK as what she described as a "pioneer of tech as a force for good," rather than treating the current restrictions as the endpoint of its online safety policy.
Earlier restrictions on under-16s
Earlier this year, the government announced that teenagers under the age of 16 would be banned from accessing social media platforms, part of a wider push to address concerns about children's exposure to harmful content, addictive design features and online risks.
Nandy's comments suggest the government views the under-16s ban as one element of a longer-running effort rather than a complete solution, though the report did not detail what additional measures might follow or when they might be introduced.
Technology companies have faced mounting regulatory pressure in the UK over child safety in recent years, with officials repeatedly signalling that current rules could be tightened further if platforms are seen as failing to adequately protect younger users.
Sources
- Nandy says children’s social media ban only ‘staging post’ in online safety drive — The Guardian — World
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