Panic over children's mobile phone use distracts from the help young people actually want
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - 11:04
in Psychology & Sociology
Should young teenagers be banned from using social media? That's the question being discussed by British MPs debating a bill that proposes the government should decide within a year whether to raise the age children can have social media accounts from 13 to 16. It follows a recent petition on the same topic that garnered nearly 130,000 signatures, which also triggered a debate among MPs.