Pressure grows on government for social media under-16s ban
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Social media is the new smoking, top doctors have warned, as pressure grows on the government to introduce a ban for under-16s. The government’s Growing Up In The Online World consultation, which floated measures such as an Australia-style social media ban for under-16s, app curfews and limits on addictive features, closes at the end of Tuesday, with bereaved families set to meet with the prime minister. A report by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, submitted to the public consultation, said social media and smartphone use “ranks alongside smoking and wearing seatbelts in cars as a unifying force for the medical profession”. Broadcast on 26/05/2026 Stream Good Morning Britain live, every weekday from 6am on the ITVX 📲 http://daytimelink.itv.com/WatchGMBYT Subscribe now for more! http://bit.ly/1NbomQa Like, follow and subscribe to Good Morning Britain! The Good Morning Britain YouTube channel delivers you the news that you’re waking up to in the morning. From exclusive interv
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