Bishops across the UK and other Catholic leaders say they want more information before endorsing a proposal to ban social media for youth under 16.
Catholic bishops across the United Kingdom say they need to see more legislative detail before supporting government proposals to ban social media for youth under 16.
On June 15, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology Liz Kendall announced to the House of Commons that the government “will ban social media companies providing their services to under 16s.”
Kendall said that the UK would be following the same model as Australia, which was the first country in the world to ban social media for youth under 16. The UK ban is due to come into effect early next year.
In an email response to EWTN News on June 17 regarding whether bishops of England and Wales support the proposed ban, a spokeswoman for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference for England and Wales said: “Until the government publishes further details it’s hard to give a yes or no answer.”
But Bishop John Arnold, the lead bishop for communications for the conference, “is very keen to ensure that the safety and protection of the dignity of
