Banning us from social media is ‘neither practical nor effective’, UK teenagers say

UK youth parliament concludes tech firms should do more to protect users from violent and inappropriate content

Banning teenagers from social media is neither a practical nor effective" solution to the growing problem of youth violence, young people from across the UK have told MPs.

Although Australia has implemented a social media ban for under-16s, a better solution would be to strengthen regulation deterring social media companies from promoting violent and age-inappropriate content, the youth select committee of the UK youth parliament concluded in its report examining the links between social media and youth violence.