digitaldivide on Birmingham Dailyhttps://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/digitaldivide/Recent content in digitaldivide on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 26 Jun 2026 05:43:52 +0000Andy Burnham Backs Under-16 Social Media and VPN Ban if He Becomes Prime Ministerhttps://birminghamdaily.co.uk/andy-burnham-backs-under-16-social-media-and-vpn-ban-if-he-becomes-prime-minister/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:43:52 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/andy-burnham-backs-under-16-social-media-and-vpn-ban-if-he-becomes-prime-minister/Andy Burnham has expressed strong support for enforcing a social media and VPN ban for under-16s, continuing the policy initiated by Sir Keir Starmer, should he become Prime Minister. In a candid interview with The Times in April 2025, Burnham emphasized the urgent need to regulate social media use among teenagers, citing serious mental health concerns. “It’s clear that from a mental health perspective, social media is harmful to young people.