Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
Warning: This evidence session includes content that some viewers may find distressing.
The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee hold a one-off evidence session exploring whether the Government should ban access to social media for under 16s.
This evidence session follows the recent launch of the Government’s consultation on measures to keep children safe online, which includes a potential ban on social media for under 16s.
Witnesses:
Dr Rebecca Fuljambe – Founder at Health Professionals for Safer Screens and GP Partner
Frank Young – Chief Executive at Parentkind
Professor Lorna Woods OBE – Professor Emerita School of Law at University of Essex and advisor to the Online Safety Act Network (OSN)
Dr Kim Sylwander – Research Manager and researcher at Digital Futures for Children centre, London School of Economics and Political Science
The Baroness Kidron OBE – Crossbench Peer at House of Lords and Founder and Chair of 5Rights
Julie Inman Grant – eSafety Commissioner at Australia
Professor Amy Orben – Research Professor and Programme Leader at MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge and Fellow at St. John’s College, University of Cambridge
Professor Jeff Hancock – Founding Director at Stanford Social Media Lab, Director, Stanford Cyber Policy Centre and Harry and Norman Chandler Professor of Communication
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26768