Jeremy Allen White supports social media ban for children

Jeremy Allen White, famed for his role in the series Shameless, thinks banning social media for children is a "great" decision.

The 35-year-old actor, who has daughters aged seven and five with ex-wife Addison Timlin, praised the UK government after they announced they will bring in legislation to stop under-16s from accessing various online platforms because he worries about how "addictive" they can be.

He told Variety, “It’s remarkable how addictive this stuff is.”

“I think there needs to be a correction. It’s never going to go away, but I do think there needs to be boundaries or guidelines at a certain point. And I hope there is some kind of slide back into more of an analogue approach in life. Because this is all moving very fast and it’s a little scary,” Jeremy added.

The Bear star noted his daughters don't have their own phones or tablets but occasionally "mess around" on his or their mother's devices.

Although Jeremy has ways to manage his own feelings of anxiety, he admitted they come in handy to draw on when shooting scenes as chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto in The Bear.

He said, “I have the things that I do for myself that help me out. But I’ll tell you, it’s always something that’s very easily accessible to me — and that comes in handy while we’re shooting the show, for sure.”

Meanwhile, the actor's co-star in The Bear, Ayo Edebiri, admitted she has "bad habits" with her smartphone and wishes she could get rid of her device entirely.

She said, “I really want a flip phone.”

“If I didn’t have contractual obligations and emails to answer, I genuinely would be like Steve Martin, Bill Murray mode. Like, call me and get the voicemail. I’ll talk to you tomorrow,” Ayo admitted.

"I’m old enough to remember I had a job where like I had a work email, and when the work day was done, it was over. That’s my dream for society: real office hours again. You can’t reach me after eight,” Ayo Edebiri said of how she wants technology growth to slow down for a bit.