The UK is about to ban under-16s from social media. Its own child-safety charities are worried.

A UK under-16 social media ban, for years a fringe idea, is now days from becoming government policy. Ministers are expected to outline the plan to Parliament on Monday, ahead of the 18 June Makerfield by-election, according to POLITICO, which cited people familiar with discussions inside the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and No. […] This story continues at The Next Web

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