UK Social Media Consultation: Parents Worry About Data Sharing

0:00On March 6, campaigners are worried that parents and kids joining the UK government's consultation on social media rules for under-16s could. See their personal data past the companies like Google and Meta, the consultation aims to explore options like bands or time limits to protect young users from online harms. This comes as lawmakers prepare to debate a full social media ban for those under-16 next week. It follows a push from the House of Lords to add the measure to its children's well-being bill, while the Labor government favors broader powers for. Things like nighttime curfews instead of a strict cutoff. Groups fighting for child safety, including a parents network and former minister, Lord Nash, have slammed the data sharing clause. They argue it hands big tech, an unfair edge, and call for the consultation to be paused, or change to block any data handover. Bereaved parents, including those who lost teens to online dangers, are urging members of parliament to back the ban now. They say families can't compete with tech giants power, and every delay leaves kids at risk.

1:04The government clarifies that the note is standard for survey sites and only covers basic tech info, like IP addresses, if users are logged into those. Platforms. With a debate looming, pressure builds for clear protections on both fronts.