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Limit social media ban for under-16s to unsafe apps, Starmer urged

Campaigners warn against blanket restrictions and say focus should be on blocking teenagers from platforms with ‘risky’ features

The Guardian - UK

'Essential' Argos influencer kit for toddlers sparks outrage

A charity has warned that the product promotes social media culture to children as young as two

Evening Standard

Ban phones in schools to protect children from online dangers, parents urge

Campaigners with the Smartphone Free Childhood group are meeting the Education Secretary at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday.

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More than 100,000 people urge MPs to ban social media for under-16s in UK

Letters sent using campaign group’s template as Keir Starmer indicates Australia-style move being considered

The Guardian - UK

I know judging other parents is wrong. But when it comes to giving kids smartphones, I’m a lost cause

From feeding to bedtimes, toys to piercings, from the day your child is born, you’re monitored by other parents. And I’m as complicit as anyone else, says freelance writer Polly Hudson

The Guardian - UK

‘The crux of all evil’: what happened to the first city that tried to ban smartphones for under-14s?

It’s a year since teachers in St Albans asked parents not to give younger children smartphones. How successful have they been? What do the kids think about it? And has it made the adults think about their own ‘addiction’?

The Guardian - UK

What's the right age to give kids a smartphone? & how can we keep them safe online? What parents need to know

Rebecca Cox, mum to a 9-year-old boy, tries to find the answers in the wake of Adolescence, and as Andrew Tate returns to court

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Friday briefing: Has the campaign to get smartphones out of schools reached a tipping point?

In today’s newsletter: Momentum is growing for stricter smartphone rules for children, as schools, parents, and the Children’s Commissioner push for bans amid rising concerns

The Guardian - UK

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne backs Smartphone Free Childhood group

Writer joins more than 100,000 parents who pledge to withhold smartphones until children are at least 14

The Guardian - UK

Campaign to bar under-14s from having smartphones signed by 100,000 parents

Surrey was region of UK with most sign-ups for Smartphone Free Childhood’s parent pact, launched last year

The Guardian - UK

Bridget Phillipson urged to take immediate action to curb use of smartphones in schools until age 16

Smartphone Free Childhood said just 11 per cent of schools have effective restrictions in place

The Independent UK

UK parents join pact to withhold smartphones from children under 14

Online pledge by Smartphone Free Childhood signed by at least one parent at 6,537 schools

The Guardian - UK

Meta under fire for 'highly irresponsible' minimum age change on WhatsApp, as investigation finds children are being exposed to 'terrifying' content

Social media giant Meta has been criticised by campaign groups and politicians for lowering the minimum age of use on WhatsApp to 13.

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