Kendall ‘aiming to put forward social media restriction plans before the summer’

NewsUKUK PoliticsKendall ‘aiming to put forward social media restriction plans before the summer’The Government said late on Monday it will introduce ‘age or functionality restrictions’ on social media for under-16s.Erik Olsson Tuesday 28 April 2026 15:09 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"2a723b74-48de-4ab1-8d05-29c1681ea484","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/liz-kendall-government-brianna-ghey-b2966485.html","title":"Kendall ‘aiming to put forward social media restriction plans before the summer’"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-31817","index":0}Innovation and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall (PA) (PA Wire)Your support helps us to tell the storyRead moreSupport NowFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.Your support makes all the difference.Read more{}The Government intends to put forward its proposals to restrict social media for under-16s by the summer – with plans to legislate before the end of the year, the Technology Secretary has said.Liz Kendall told the Press Association that “it’s not a question of whether we act, but how” when it comes to controlling the content under-16s are exposed to online, and the length of time they spend staring at screens.It comes after the Government said late on Monday it will introduce “age or functionality restrictions” on social media for under-16s.if (document.cookie.split(';').some(cookie => cookie.trim() === '__DEBUG__=true')) { console.log('Ad logs: "mpu1", renderedAtParagraph: 3'); }if (document.cookie.split(';').some(cookie => cookie.trim() === '__DEBUG__=true')) { console.log('Ad logs: "mpu1", injectedAtParagraph: 3'); }The consultation on access to social media for young people, which is still open, floats a range of measures such as age restrictions and curfews.As well as looking at the age of access to social media, it also examines whether there should be age restrictions on things like doom-scrolling, Ms Kendall said.Speaking after her speech on AI sovereignty at the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) in central London, Ms Kendall said: “I intend to come forward with our proposals before the summer, and I would like to legislate by the end of the year.”“The consultation, I believe, is one of the broadest of any country,” she added.“It not only looks at whether there should be age restrictions on accessing social media, but whether there should be age restrictions on features and functions like the endless…

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