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He urges Sir Keir to "rather urgently" consider a smartphone ban in schools and a "digital age of consent", similar to Australia, which has passed a law banning children under 16 from using social media.

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But it’s a free country and Newsom is well past the age of consent, so clearly there’s no stopping him.

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A second admitted he had been a member, but only because he had agreed with PIE that the disparity in the age of consent laws was unjust.

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Previously, the charity explained both teenagers were on holiday with their parents in the UAE from the UK, where the age of consent is 16.

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Both teenagers were on holiday with their parents in the emirate from the UK, where the age of consent is 16.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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