""Today we are told by many that when it comes to social media it is too early to move. That we must have population-based studies, and the evidence is unclear.""
""Within paediatric and mental health services, as well as in general practice, we heard about distressing cases of sextortion, cyberbullying, and gaming addiction,""
""The clinicians in the room were not describing data points or research subjects; they were describing real children who had suffered direct, incontrovertible harm. They knew their names, knew their families, and had borne witness to their trauma and distress.""
A paediatrician urged the government to ban social media for under-16s as soon as possible, warning that delays would fail children. More than 60 Labour MPs called for heavy restrictions on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and X/Twitter and urged the prime minister to follow Australia. Clinicians reported cases of sextortion, cyberbullying and gaming addiction and described direct harm to named children and families. The paediatrician compared action on social media to creating nut-free environments after fatal allergic reactions and cited coroners' reports that link platform content to children's deaths.
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