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Today, we hear from Ian Russell, whose daughter Molly took her own life in 2017.

An inquest found social media content contributed "more than minimally" to Molly鈥檚 death. Since then Ian has campaigned for greater safety online. So why is Ian opposed to a ban for under 16s?

Laura and Paddy in the Newscast studio to discuss the arguments for and against, and why there seems to be increasing support for the idea in British politics.

We also look at what鈥檚 happened in Australia, which introduced a ban last year. introduced a ban, Kemi Badenoch has come out to say that if she were in government the Conservative party would follow suit. Since then, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said 鈥渁ll options are on the table鈥� when it comes to protecting young people online.

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The presenters were Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O鈥機onnell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray. The social producer was Sophie Millward. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The weekend series producer is Chris Flynn. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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