{"id":22519,"date":"2026-03-29T10:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T08:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/keir-starmer-says-uk-will-have-to-act-to-curb-addictive-features-of-social-media\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T10:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T08:37:14","slug":"keir-starmer-says-uk-will-have-to-act-to-curb-addictive-features-of-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/keir-starmer-says-uk-will-have-to-act-to-curb-addictive-features-of-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Keir Starmer says UK will \u2018have to act\u2019 to curb addictive features of social media"},"content":{"rendered":"

In his strongest intervention yet, PM says some features \u2018shouldn\u2019t be permitted\u2019, while education secretary says things \u2018are going to change\u2019<\/p>\n

Keir Starmer has backed banning addictive social media features in his strongest intervention yet on curbs that could be placed on tech companies, saying the features \u201cshouldn\u2019t be permitted\u201d.<\/p>\n

The prime minister said the government was \u201cgoing to have to act\u201d on the algorithms that hook young people and children to social media, such as scrolling or \u201cstreaks\u201d that encourage daily usage of apps.<\/p>\n

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\nIn his strongest intervention yet, PM says some features \u2018shouldn\u2019t be permitted\u2019, while education secretary says things \u2018are going to change\u2019
\nKeir Starmer has backed banning addictive social media features in his strongest intervention yet on curbs that could be placed on tech companies, saying the features \u201cshouldn\u2019t be permitted\u201d.
\nThe prime minister said the government was \u201cgoing to have to act\u201d on the algorithms that hook young people and children to social media, such as scrolling or \u201cstreaks\u201d that encourage daily usage of apps. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In his strongest intervention yet, PM says some features \u2018shouldn\u2019t be permitted\u2019, while education secretary says things \u2018are going to change\u2019 Keir Starmer has backed banning addictive social media features in his strongest intervention yet on curbs that could be placed on tech companies, saying the features \u201cshouldn\u2019t be permitted\u201d. The prime minister said the …<\/p>\n

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