Head of online safety charity warns against social media ban
Andy Burrows, CEO of the Molly Rose Foundation, argues that a blanket social media ban for under-16s in the UK would be unenforceable and ineffective. He suggests the government should instead focus on regulating addictive platform features like infinite scroll and harmful algorithms.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing policy debate regarding child safety online and the effectiveness of legislative bans versus platform-level feature regulation.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Ella Kipling Getty Images The government opened a consultation on children s social media use in January A social media ban for under-16s would not be enforceable and the government should instead focus on restricting the features that make it addictive, the chief executive of an online safety charity has said.
The article presents a specific expert viewpoint while acknowledging the government's current policy considerations and citing international precedents.
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