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Streeting likens social media to tobacco as pressure grows for under-16s ban

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7. ‘A tsunami of harm’: views on tackling online safety for under-16s in the UK | The Guardian

8. Warning over digital destruction of childhood as youngsters admit online overuse | The Standard

Other Related Coverage

  • Streeting urges social media ban for under-16s | Independent
  • 'We've grown up with it, it's vital' - teens oppose social media ban | BBC
  • ‘Like tobacco’: Wes Streeting calls for partial social media ban for under-16s | The Guardian
  • Give social media film-style age limits, charities urge Starmer | The Telegraph
  • Social media as dangerous for young people as smoking, top doctors warn | ITV
  • Wes Streeting joins crusade for internet clampdown 'because social media is like tobacco' | GB News

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