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MPs push for tighter smartphone rules to protect children from social media

Children may soon face tighter smartphone restrictions to curb extended use of social media. New legislation, supported by a cross-party group of MPs, seeks to limit access to addictive social media content for under-16s on platforms like TikTok and Snapchat. The Safer Phones Bill, set to be unveiled on Tuesday, proposes raising the minimum age for unsupervised internet access from…