College kids in Preston and Manchester had combined emotions a couple of proposed social media ban for under-16s following an announcement from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
On Monday, Starmer mentioned under-16s can be banned from social media platforms akin to Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Fb and X by spring 2027.
Chatting with the BBC, some pupils described the ban as pointless as they requested for extra accountability for fogeys.
One pupil mentioned she hoped the ban “could have a optimistic influence on younger individuals’s lives and their psychological well being.”
