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Fathers plan legal action to get smartphones banned in England’s schools | Internet safety

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Two fathers plan to take legal action against the government in an attempt to get smartphones banned in schools in England. Will Orr-Ewing and Pete Montgomery wrote to the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, on Friday warning that they would seek a judicial review. They argue that current guidance, which allows headteachers to decide how smartphones […]

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Social media incentivised spread of Southport misinformation, MPs say | Social media

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Social media business models endangered the public by incentivising the spread of dangerous misinformation after the 2024 Southport murders, MPs have concluded, adding that current online safety laws have “major holes”. The Commons science and technology select committee called for new multimillion-pound fines for platforms that do not set out how they will tackle the

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