Kemi Badenoch – 2026 Comments on Limiting Social Media for under-16s

The comments made by Kemi Badenoch, the Leader of the Opposition, on 12 January 2026.

Enough is enough.

Social media is taking childhood from our children.

Today, Laura Trott and I met with a group of parents crying out for stronger safeguards for children online. That’s why we have a plan to introduce age limits for social media access for under 16s.