AoMRC in the news as UK weighs age-based safety features for social platforms; umbrella body coordinating 23 UK&I medical royal colleges.
The government has a public consultation closing soon on measures to curb online harms for young people. Campaigners have urged a safety-first approach, with proposals ranging from under-16 bans on risky features to age checks and app curfews. Officials are preparing potential steps to be announced this summer.