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Nearly half of UK girls saw harmful social media content in a week, research shows
Nearly half of UK girls aged 13-17 and a third of all teenagers encountered harmful social media content, including suicide, self-harm, and eating disorder material, within a week, according to Molly Rose Foundation research. New safety measures showed little effect, with UK Prime Minister Starmer anticipated to announce a ban on under-16s accessing such platforms.
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