{"id":310502,"date":"2026-01-18T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-under-16-social-media-ban-debate-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T09:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T09:00:05","slug":"the-under-16-social-media-ban-debate-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-under-16-social-media-ban-debate-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"The under-16 social media ban debate | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/G9kyISBD3pA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The under-16 social media ban debate | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G9kyISBD3pA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today, we hear from Ian Russell, whose daughter Molly took her own life in 2017. <\/p>\n<p>An inquest found social media content contributed &quot;more than minimally&quot; to Molly\u2019s death. Since then Ian has campaigned for greater safety online. So why is Ian opposed to a ban for under 16s?<\/p>\n<p>Laura and Paddy in the Newscast studio to discuss the arguements for and against, and why there seems to be increasing support for the idea in British politics.<\/p>\n<p>We also look at what\u2019s happened in Australia, which introduced a ban last year. introduced a ban, Kemi Badenoch has come out to say that if she were in government the Conservative party would follow suit. Since then, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said \u201call options are on the table\u201d when it comes to protecting young people online.<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, we hear from Ian Russell, whose daughter Molly took her own life in 2017. An inquest found social media content contributed &quot;more than minimally&quot; to Molly\u2019s death. Since then Ian has campaigned for greater safety online. So why is Ian opposed to a ban for under 16s? 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