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House of Lords votes to ban social media for Brits under 16

As public consultation kicks off, members of UK Parliament's second chamber highlight damage to children UK government is edging closer to following Australia in blocking under-16s from social media accounts after the House of Lords voted in favor of a ban.

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The House of Lords has voted to stop under 16s using social media – what happens now?

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House of Lords BACKS plans for Australian-style crackdown on social media for under-16s

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Andhra Pradesh mulls Australia-like social media ban on under-16 users: Why it won’t be so easy

A day after Andhra Pradesh’s IT and Education Minister Nara Lokesh said the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led government was mulling over bringing an Australia-like law on banning social media for children...

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Andhra government mulls ban on social media access to Under-16 youth

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I research the harm of social media on teens. Here’s why I don’t support a ban

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House of Lords give Assisted Dying bill 'more time' after 'time wasting' accusations

The House of Lords agreed to give more time to consider the Assisted Dying legislation after being warned they were damaging their reputation and could make the bill fail.

East of England 'not over last year's drought'

A senior official at Anglian Water (AW) has told a parliamentary committee the region is still getting over last year's drought. Geoff Darch, AW's head of strategic planning, told members of the House of Lords "we have lots of resilience but it takes time to replenish", adding he was hoping for a full winter's average rainfall.

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Assisted dying bill backers say it is ‘near impossible’ it will pass House of Lords

MPs and peers who backed the assisted dying bill now believe it is “near impossible” for it to pass the House of Lords in time because of procedural obstacles used by opponents.

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Peers urged to vote for social media ban for under-16s

Lord Nash proposes raising the age limit in a change to a draft law making its way through Parliament.

Mums of teens whose brutal attacks were filmed for online back progress on social media ban for kids

The mums of two teenage girls whose brutal attacks were filmed for online have backed the progress of a bill to ban social media for under 16s. Vicky Donald and Katrina Lyden have welcomed a recent vote by the House of Lords to ban youngsters from using platforms such as Whatsapp, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok.

Anglican Mainstream

Lords given more time for Assisted Dying Bill debate

The House of Lords has supported a move for more time to be allocated to debate the Assisted Dying Bill, which has attracted more than 1,100 amendments.