Some parents believe whether the government will take strong enough action remains to be seen.

Banning social apps for under-16s, as has happened in Australia, is one of the options being considered.

Kendall said a response to the consultation would be published in the summer.

Campaigners are broadly split on whether an outright ban on social apps for children is the best approach.

    • gandhibobandhi@feddit.orgEnglish
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      16 days ago

      Its basically impossible to make VPNs illegal. They’re trivial to set up and many of the worlds businesses depend on them for their IT infrastructure.

      • DavidGA@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        15 days ago

        Don’t worry, businesses will be exempt, and enforcement will only be for people the government doesn’t like. Watch out, trans folks.