{"id":2010045,"date":"2026-06-25T12:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T09:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2010045"},"modified":"2026-06-25T12:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T09:10:23","slug":"adolescence-creator-praises-governments-amazing-social-media-ban-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2010045","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Adolescence\u2019 creator praises government\u2019s \u201camazing\u201d social media ban for children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Adolescence-image-netflix.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>TV News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018Adolescence\u2019 creator praises government\u2019s \u201camazing\u201d social media ban for children<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Under 16s will be banned from social media platforms from next spring<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T13:10:23+01:00\">25th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Adolescence-image-netflix-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper in &apos;Adolescence&apos;.\" title=\"Adolescence image netflix\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper in &#8216;Adolescence&#8217;. CREDIT: NEtflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The creator of <em>Adolescence<\/em>, Jack Thorne, has praised the government\u2019s social media ban for under 16s, which he believes will \u201cdo profound good\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> \u2018Adolescence\u2019 review: Stephen Graham\u2019s terrifying warning about toxic masculinity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On June 15, the UK government announced that children under 16 will be banned from using social media platforms like Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat,\u202fFacebook\u202fand X (formerly Twitter). This is to prevent harmful or manipulative content being accessed by children.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Toxic online content influencing teenagers was part of the narrative of the award-winning series <em>Adolescence<\/em>, following the family of a 13-year-old schoolboy (Owen Cooper) who is arrested for murdering a classmate. Jack Thorne, who created and wrote the series alongside star Stephen Graham, praised the move in an interview with <em>The Times<\/em>, published Wednesday (June 24).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted <em>Adolescence<\/em> to start a discussion about our children\u2019s relationship with social media, so what Keir announced is amazing,\u201d Thorne said. \u201cBecause it is not just a boy problem \u2014 it\u2019s a girl problem too, how the algorithm will give them information about harming themselves. It\u2019s a children problem, wave upon wave of filth is thrown their way and the fact that this government is tackling it is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the announcement have argued a blanket ban could do more harm than good, and prevent vulnerable teenagers from finding support or community. Thorne said while there is a lot of positive content online, the difficulty in separating what is helpful from what is harmful makes a ban necessary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, there is lots of good that social media does,\u201d he said. \u201cInfluencers, for instance, who will talk about mental health and the ability of minority groups of various forms to find solace in each other is great. The trouble is that those groups, outside the mainstream, are also the ones who are bullied online and fed stuff that is damaging.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DQcVGMnCDlm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSo, if there was a way of keeping the cold tap running and turning off the hot, I\u2019d be completely in favour,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut the structure of the organisations and their algorithms have destruction within them, and some people just don\u2019t understand how dark it gets, how quickly. You cannot police it effectively. You have to literally turn off both taps in order to get the hot off. The ban will do profound good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Owen Cooper\u2019s performance in <em>Adolescence<\/em>, his first acting role, led to him winning numerous awards, including Best Supporting Actor at the BAFTA TV Awards. His rapid rise has seen Tom Holland recommend the young star as his successor for the role of Spider-Man.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Adolescence<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Graham<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-sidebar-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/muse@2000x1270-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/muse@2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Muse \u2013 \u2018The Wow! 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This is to prevent harmful or manipulative content being accessed by children.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Toxic online content influencing teenagers was part of the narrative of the award-winning series <em>Adolescence<\/em>, following the family of a 13-year-old schoolboy (Owen Cooper) who is arrested for murdering a classmate. Jack Thorne, who created and wrote the series alongside star Stephen Graham, praised the move in an interview with <em>The Times<\/em>, published Wednesday (June 24).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted <em>Adolescence<\/em> to start a discussion about our children\u2019s relationship with social media, so what Keir announced is amazing,\u201d Thorne said. \u201cBecause it is not just a boy problem \u2014 it\u2019s a girl problem too, how the algorithm will give them information about harming themselves. It\u2019s a children problem, wave upon wave of filth is thrown their way and the fact that this government is tackling it is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the announcement have argued a blanket ban could do more harm than good, and prevent vulnerable teenagers from finding support or community. Thorne said while there is a lot of positive content online, the difficulty in separating what is helpful from what is harmful makes a ban necessary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, there is lots of good that social media does,\u201d he said. \u201cInfluencers, for instance, who will talk about mental health and the ability of minority groups of various forms to find solace in each other is great. The trouble is that those groups, outside the mainstream, are also the ones who are bullied online and fed stuff that is damaging.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DQcVGMnCDlm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSo, if there was a way of keeping the cold tap running and turning off the hot, I\u2019d be completely in favour,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut the structure of the organisations and their algorithms have destruction within them, and some people just don\u2019t understand how dark it gets, how quickly. You cannot police it effectively. You have to literally turn off both taps in order to get the hot off. The ban will do profound good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Owen Cooper\u2019s performance in <em>Adolescence<\/em>, his first acting role, led to him winning numerous awards, including Best Supporting Actor at the BAFTA TV Awards. His rapid rise has seen Tom Holland recommend the young star as his successor for the role of Spider-Man.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/adolescence-creator-praises-governments-amazing-social-media-ban-for-children-3953200&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Adolescence-image-netflix.jpg&#8221;] NewsTV News \u2018Adolescence\u2019 creator praises government\u2019s \u201camazing\u201d social media ban for children Under 16s will be banned from social media platforms from next spring By Victoria Luxford 25th June 2026 Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper in &#8216;Adolescence&#8217;. 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