The authorities has been accused of "gutting" a possible landmark invoice to cease kids "doom scrolling" after its proposals had been watered down.
Labour MP Josh MacAlister had initially deliberate for his Safer Phones laws to incorporate a ban on the gadgets in school rooms, a nicely as elevating the "digital age of consent" at which social media can be utilized to 16.
In the face of ministerial opposition, the invoice now simply requires chief medical officers to assessment the proof on screen-based harms inside a yr – earlier than deciding if there ought to be increased age restrictions on entry to apps akin to TikTookay and Snapchat.
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