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UK: Under-16s to be banned from social media, Starmer announces

Under-16s will be banned from using social media, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced.

Starmer says social media is making children unhappy, making it easier for bullies to abuse children, and is "designed to be addictive". A ban would give children more time, security, and more freedom to grow up - as well as more opportunities, he adds.

"That is all any parent wants. They want to know that Britain will be better for their children, that they will get a fair chance," the PM says in a speech in Downing Street.

Starmer adds that the government is "not prepared to compromise" on the safety and happiness of children - and that includes in the regulation and enforcement of this ban. He says the government has listened to and learned from countries like Australia, where a similar ban has already been introduced.

UK: Under-16s to be banned from social media, Starmer announceshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c77yx1jpg1ntOpen linkView original on lemmy.world
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3 US Sanctioned Iranian ships pass through Strait of Hormuz

So much for Trump's bluster. Turns out that the US Navy isn't actually in the Strait or the Persian Gulf but is operating in the Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean because they're scared of coming under fire from the Iranian navy and missiles that Trump said were 100% destroyed.

Given the size of that region it's not possible to stop Iranian linked vessels.

3 US Sanctioned Iranian ships pass through Strait of Hormuzhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp9vm5ezxz4tOpen linkView original on lemmy.world

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