# Is Social Media The New Smoking?

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Podcast: [Politics Unpacked](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638)
Published: 2026-05-26T13:57:02+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/timesredbox/episodes/is-social-media-the-new-smoking
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## Resource

Medical leaders have compared social media to tobacco as pressure grows on Keir Starmer to change his mind and back a ban for under-16s. Will political pressure force another u-turn? Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Charlotte Ivers and Josh Glancy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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