Keir Starmer
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Appearances Over Time
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Today is a big moment for our country.
This is a big step.
Real change for our children and our future.
Because today I can announce that the government will ban access to social media for all children under the age of 16.
Will it mean that no child ever logs onto social media again?
No.
But look, this might shock you, but it doesn't shock parents of teenagers.
They get around other laws too.
But we don't say, oh, look, a teenager managed to get a drink somehow, so let's not bother banning alcohol sales to children.
We don't do that, do we?
That would be utterly ridiculous.
This is The Guardian.
Yes, it's hard.
Hard to legislate for.
Hard to regulate.
hard to enforce.
We look carefully at the evidence, learn from countries like Australia that are taking similar steps.
Stay where you are!
Police!
Stay where you are!