UK digital secretary throws cold water over bid for laws on kids' use of social media

UK digital secretary throws cold water over bid for laws on kids' use of social media

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/11/matt_hancock_throws_cold_water_on_laws_for_kids_use_of_social_media/

UK digi secretary Matt Hancock has rejected the idea of greater government intervention on kids' use of tech – just as The Daily Telegraph launched a campaign calling on politicians to take stronger action.

The Tory-friendly paper has teamed up with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) as well as academics and doctors who believe youngsters are being damaged by their rampant use of social media – and that it is the government's job to prevent this by wielding the legislative stick.