Starmer pledges to act in ‘months not years’ to protect children on social media

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to act in “months, not years” to protect young people from addictive social media platforms, amid calls for a ban for under-16s.The Prime Minister said his Government must make sure it does not cut off “sensible, good access” to news for young people.A three-month consultation on banning children from social media and restricting infinite scrolling is to be launched in March.