No option ‘off the table’ as UK mulls social media ban for children

Britain will consider tightening rules on children’s use of social media ‍with no option “off the table,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday, warning that they risked being pulled into “a world ⁠of endless scrolling, anxiety and comparison.”

Starmer said his Labour government was prepared to take “robust action”, a day after it said it would examine whether features such as infinite scrolling and the age at which children can access platforms should be restricted.