{"id":23520,"date":"2026-06-15T07:37:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T05:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/starmer-confirms-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-saying-this-is-a-big-moment-for-our-country-uk-politics-live\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T07:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T05:37:40","slug":"starmer-confirms-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-saying-this-is-a-big-moment-for-our-country-uk-politics-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/starmer-confirms-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-saying-this-is-a-big-moment-for-our-country-uk-politics-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer confirms social media ban for under-16s, saying this is a \u2018big moment for our country\u2019 \u2013 UK politics live"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prime minister defends going for full ban, saying social media is making children unhappy and unsafe<\/p>\n

Starmer<\/strong> acknowledges some teenagers will get round these restrictons. But that does not make the rules pointless, he says.<\/p>\n

Will it mean that no child ever looks at social media again? No.<\/p>\n

But look, this might shock you, but it doesn\u2019t shock parents of teenagers; they get around other laws to.<\/p>\n

Some technology companies want us to think that social media is unchangeable, part of an almost natural order.<\/p>\n

But we have to resist that kind of learned helplessness. We have agency, we can change it, and we will.<\/p>\n

Continue reading…<\/a>
\nPrime minister defends going for full ban, saying social media is making children unhappy and unsafe
\nStarmer acknowledges some teenagers will get round these restrictons. But that does not make the rules pointless, he says.
\nWill it mean that no child ever looks at social media again? No.
\nBut look, this might shock you, but it doesn\u2019t shock parents of teenagers; they get around other laws to.
\nSome technology companies want us to think that social media is unchangeable, part of an almost natural order.
\nBut we have to resist that kind of learned helplessness. We have agency, we can change it, and we will. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prime minister defends going for full ban, saying social media is making children unhappy and unsafe Starmer acknowledges some teenagers will get round these restrictons. But that does not make the rules pointless, he says. Will it mean that no child ever looks at social media again? No. But look, this might shock you, but …<\/p>\n

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