City Academy Bristol has welcomed the national conversation around young people’s use of social media following Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s announcement that under-16s in the UK will be banned from using social media by spring next year.
The proposed legislation follows a government consultation in which 89% of 9,499 parents and carers said they strongly supported a legal minimum age for social media access. Of those respondents, 88% strongly agreed that the minimum age should be set at under 16.
ITV News West Country visited City Academy Bristol and spoke to Principal Ben Tucker about this latest initiative.
Please note this a small part of a bigger piece broadcast by ITV News West Country.
