Growing concerns over the impact of social media on children have prompted fresh calls for action.
West Worcestershire MP Dame Harriett Baldwin is urging the government to hold an urgent debate on social media and its effect on young people, particularly as artificial intelligence tools add to existing risks.
She has received messages of support from hundreds of constituents, many of whom are calling for restrictions like Australia’s new ban on social media for under-16s.
Dame Harriett said: "As a parent and grandparent, I am troubled by the impact social media is having on young minds and we are only now starting to understand the real-life impacts it is having on our young people.
"This issue needs an urgent debate in the House of Commons and some swift action by ministers to help parents to the right thing for their children."
She has also written to government ministers to discuss mobile phone use in schools and voiced support for parents who choose to limit social media access for younger children.
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