{"id":346853,"date":"2026-05-27T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-the-prime-minister-about-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T00:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:00:22","slug":"is-the-prime-minister-about-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-the-prime-minister-about-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the prime minister about to ban social media for under-16s?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0_hyLAkknIo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is the prime minister about to ban social media for under-16s?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0_hyLAkknIo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to take action to protect children from the harms of social media in &quot;weeks, not months&quot;, as the government&#8217;s consultation is set to close.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister told bereaved families that \u201cit is important we act, and we will act\u201d during a meeting in Downing Street on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to broadcasters after the meeting, Lisa Kenevan, who believes her son Isaac died after taking part in an online stunt known as the blackout challenge, said: \u201cWe do not want this group to grow any further.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe also said to us it would be a case of weeks that we hear something rather than months,&quot; said Ellen Roome, whose 14-year-old son Jools Sweeney died in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram:   \/ itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook:   \/ itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X:   \/ itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to take action to protect children from the harms of social media in &quot;weeks, not months&quot;, as the government&#8217;s consultation is set to close. 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