Social Media Ban For Under-16s
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Hello. So the government has finally announced that it is banning social media for under-16s, probably from next year. But what is the clip that's gone viral? No, not the video of Keir Starmer dressed suspiciously like Andy Burnham. No, not a tweet by Elon Musk saying this is another attack on freedom of speech by an authoritarian government in the UK. It is a schoolgirl being interviewed by reporter Fiona Lambden in Lancashire.
What was your screen time over the weekend? Nine hours. Nine hours. So suddenly you're going to have a lot more time to fill. And what will you do? Stare at a wall.
Stare at a wall. OK. I think she might have been joking. But who knows? We will find out the details of what the government actually is planning when it comes to teenagers and social media, though, on this episode of Newscast. Newscast. Newscast.
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The main headline is that from about spring next year, we think there is going to be a ban on under-16s using a whole load of social media apps. And the government's also looking into various other restrictions for other age groups, including things like anonymous messaging on games apps and that infinite scroll, which means you can just keep scrolling and scrolling and scrolling and scrolling. And also, they're looking at the idea of a curfew,
What is the government's announcement regarding social media for under-16s?
where apps are not available for teenagers after a certain time of day. And clearly the government have been inspired by Australia, where they introduced a ban on social media for teenagers a few months ago, and the entire world is watching to see how that's going. Although the government here say they're actually going even further than Australia. So to help us understand what might be coming down the social media technology pipeline, we're joined by the BBC's technology editor here in the studio, Zoe Clyman. Hello. And she's reuniting across the airwaves with Henry Zeffman at Westminster. Hello, Henry.
Hello. Yes, Zoe and I were in Downing Street very early this morning. And I think when both of us are in the same place, it reflects that technology and politics are coinciding in a very big way right now.
And Henry, just in terms of the choreography, this was a thing that the government's done before, which is try to crash breakfast news on BBC One at the peak viewing time, ten past eight.
Yeah. And they've done it a handful of times. I mean, actually, the most recent example I can remember is Rachel Reeves, the chancellor.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–3:03
2
What is the government's announcement regarding social media for under-16s?
3:03–10:21
3
What are the potential implications of the social media ban for teenagers?
10:21–14:32
4
How does this ban compare to Australia's social media regulations?
14:32–28:05
5
What are the specific apps affected by the ban?
28:05–46:31
6
How do parents and campaigners feel about the social media restrictions?
46:31–46:35