UK police bosses say unsafe social media platforms should be blocked for under-16s

"Our assessment is clear: the online environment in its current form is not safe for children."

— Graeme Biggar , Executive

"The online sphere had become something of a wild west in which law and regulation had failed to keep up with the pace of technology."

— Gavin Stephens , Executive

"Our assessment is clear: the online environment in its current form is not safe for children."

— Graeme Biggar , Executive

"In every other walk of everyday life there are laws and safeguards in place to protect children."

— Gavin Stephens , Executive

"the internet is a 'wild west' where regulation just has not kept up."

— Gavin Stephens , Executive

"our assessment is clear: the online environment in its current form is not safe for children"

— Graeme Biggar , Executive

"the online sphere had become 'something of a wild west' in which law and regulation had 'failed to keep up with the pace of technology'"

— Gavin Stephens , Executive

"the government of being slow to enact the measure"

— Jess Phillips , Politician