Four senior officers say more controls needed, amid claims platforms are ‘fuelling and enabling’ crimeSenior UK police officers have called for the government to ban children under 16 from social media, amid claims the platforms are “fuelling and enabling” crime.In the most recent development in the moral panic that has gripped the media since Netflix’s Adolescence was released, four of the most senior policing figures in the country told The Times Crime and Justice Commission that further controls on social media platforms were necessary for public safety, national security and young people’s mental health. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/apr/12/uk-police-chiefs-call-for-ban-on-social-media-for-under-16s
Author : Danny Lavelle
Publish date : 2025-04-12 10:59:00
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UK police chiefs call for ban on social media for under 16s
