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More than half of young social media users support ban on explicit image sharing - as 45 per cent call for limits on live-streaming | LBC
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (731+ words) 12pm - 3pm12pm to 3pm 11am - 3pm11am to 3pm The government survey included responses of 116, 000 young people More than six in 10 young social media users have said they would support a total ban on explicit image sharing online, a government survey has revealed. Forming part of the…...
Will Whats App be banned for under-16s in the UK? | LBC
5+ day, 35+ min ago (623+ words) 4pm - 6pm4pm to 6pm 4pm - 7pm4pm to 7pm A government social media ban might allow popular messaging app to remain on the phones of children, if the example of Australia is followed The government is considering a ban on social media for under-16s in the UK,…...
Whoever takes Number 10, children's online safety must come first | LBC
1+ week, 2+ day ago (705+ words) 10am - 1pm10am to 1pm Online safety is not something that can be put on hold or postponed until the next leader settles in, writes Andy Lulham Over the past few weeks, there has been growing speculation over who will be occupying Downing Street…...
The youth unemployment crisis is destroying young people's confidence | LBC
1+ week, 5+ day ago (684+ words) 7am - 10am7am to 10am 6am - 10am6am to 10am It's time for us to connect the dots between policy, young people and employers to solve the youth unemployment crisis, writes Roman Dibden This week, the number of young people outside education, employment or training surpassed one million....
Parents being driven out of jobs by lack of flexible working, TUC warns | LBC
1+ week, 5+ day ago (574+ words) 4am - 7am4am to 7am 11pm - 6am11pm to 6am A lack of flexible working is driving parents out of jobs, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned. The body said that research among 500 parents of children under the age of seven showed that one in three have…...
Social media restrictions for under 16s should extend to video games, says children's commissioner | LBC
1+ week, 5+ day ago (722+ words) 6pm - 9pm6pm to 9pm 7pm - 11pm7pm to 11pm Any new restrictions on youngsters using social media should be extended to video games, according to Dame Rachel de Souza. The Children's Commissioner of England warned that gaming has become a problem area posing huge risks to the…...
Every day without online safety reform, more children are exposed to dangers they should never face | LBC
1+ week, 6+ day ago (822+ words) 7am - 10am7am to 10am 7am - 11am7am to 11am We need to see real accountability for Big Tech, writes NSPCC CEO Chris Sherwood The public consultation on children's access to social media has now closed. The Government has shown they are ready to listen, engage and gather…...
Young people are doing everything right and getting nowhere, writes James Hanson | LBC
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (842+ words) 7am - 10am7am to 10am 7am - 11am7am to 11am No one alive in Britain today has endured a tougher upbringing than Gen Z It's official: young people aren't snowflakes. Among the many significant findings in Alan Milburn's review into so-called NEETs, the 16 to 24-year-olds not in employment,…...
Evidence backing under-16 social media ban limited, Children's Commissioner says | LBC
2+ week, 1+ day ago (708+ words) 10am - 1pm10am to 1pm Nicola Killean, the Children and Young People's Commissioner for Scotland, responded to a UK Government consultation on the issue. Evidence in support of a ban on'social media for under-16s is "limited, Scotland's Children's Commissioner has said. Nicola Killean, the…...
Youth unemployment: Government offers 300, 000 new work experience and training placements | Pensions Minister Torsten Bell joins Nick Ferrari | LBC
2+ week, 1+ day ago (220+ words) 10am - 1pm10am to 1pm A row has erupted over the police handling of the murder of first-year-university student Henry Nowak, 18, who was handcuffed after being stabbed It comes as 300k work placements are set to become available for young people without jobs in construction…...