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Fourth Report - Screen time: impacts on education and wellbeing
Education Committee
HC 118
Published 25 May 2024
Recommendations
24
Rejected
Para 113
Children are exposed to online harms through smartphone and social media use
Recommendation
It is clear that children are exposed to online harms when using smart phones to access the internet and, in particular, social media platforms. We support calls for tighter controls on the sale of smart phones to children under 16 …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejects the call for tighter controls on smartphone sales to under-16s, citing a lack of robust causal evidence to support such measures and stating its focus remains on the Online Safety Act, while also commissioning further evidence-building and monitoring international developments.
Department for Education
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