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Laura Trott: “Either they think 16 and 17-year-olds should be on social media or they don't, but curfews they can simply switch off…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2026
Either they think 16 and 17-year-olds should be on social media or they don't, but curfews they can simply switch off won't achieve anything.
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Laura Trott
Conservative Party
Source
bbc.co.uk

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Critique of the government's social media curfew plans.

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