Parliament Rejects New Ban on Social Media for Under-16s: What Does this Mean for Young Adults?

Conservative peer and former minister, John Nash, recently brought forward a manifesto for the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools bill. Implementing a proposed ban on the use of social media for young adults under the age of 16.

In an unlikely turn of events, British MPs officially rejected Nash’s proposal by a whopping majority of 134 votes. The total stats show that 173 voted yes, while 307 voted no.

Although parliament has officially rejected the idea, in the lead-up to it, there were various successful campaigns, with established actors such as Hugh Grant (Love Actually, Notting Hill), Sophie Winkleman (Peep Show,

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