US EditionSocial media ban for under-16s backed by Lords
Peers voted 261 to 150 to require strong age checks and ban social media use for under-16s, citing evidence of harm and public support, pending Commons review.
- On Wednesday the House of Lords backed an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill banning under-16s from social media, passing 261 to 150; MPs in the House of Commons will now consider it.
- A YouGov poll in December found 74% support, while campaigners, parents and actor Hugh Grant backed a petition with more than 68,000 signatures for the social media ban.
- Requiring `highly effective` age checks within 12 months, the amendment targets social media platforms, online games, messaging services and restricts children's access to VPN services.
- Earlier this week the government launched a three-month consultation and will report in the summer, though Downing Street previously said it would not accept the amendment.
- `We already know these systems are risky,' James Baker of the Open Rights Group said, warning that mass age verification risks serious privacy and data harms, citing last year's Discord breach.
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