Nannying our kids is not protecting them

THERE are calls to ban under-16s from accessing social media apps on their smartphones.

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Esther Ghey, the mother of murdered teenager Brianna, below, wants legislation passed to prevent children from accessing online content, after saying her daughter was “completely obsessed” with her smartphone.

We also know at least one of her despicable young killers, Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe – both 15 when they lured Brianna to a park and stabbed her to death – watched videos of torture and murder.