https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/09/proposed-ban-on-social-media-for-under-16s-rejected-by-mps. "Parliamentarians voted 307 to 173, majority 134, against the proposed change to the children’s wellbeing & schools bill, which was brought forward by Conservative peer & former minister John Nash... Under the amendment in lieu, the #science secretary, Liz Kendall, could 'restrict or ban #children of certain ages from accessing #socialmedia services & #chatbots'. She could also limit children’s #VPN use..."