{"id":313966,"date":"2026-01-30T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/should-we-ban-social-media-for-under-16s-bbc-question-time\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:00:29","slug":"should-we-ban-social-media-for-under-16s-bbc-question-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/should-we-ban-social-media-for-under-16s-bbc-question-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Should we ban social media for under 16s? | BBC Question Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2NxvH2anPrk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Should we ban social media for under 16s? | BBC Question Time\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2NxvH2anPrk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The UK government is consulting on a potential social media ban for under-16s, following growing political support for the idea since Australia banned under-16s from 10 platforms last month. <\/p>\n<p>Watch BBC Question Time panellists Konstantin Kisin, commentator and podcaster, and Jo Grady, general secretary of the University and College Union debate the implications of a social media ban.<\/p>\n<p>Catch up with the whole of the debate with BBC Question Time on iPlayer and Sounds now.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog <\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#QuestionTime #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK government is consulting on a potential social media ban for under-16s, following growing political support for the idea since Australia banned under-16s from 10 platforms last month. 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