The call is one of several recommendations aimed at making the web safer for children and young people that have been made by an inquiry led by Conservative MP Alex Chalk alongside The Children's Society and YoungMinds charities.
The inquiry found that 47 per cent of young people had been threatened, intimidated or sent nasty comments via social media, text message or email. The report also said that the young people who are the heaviest users of social media are the most likely to have low wellbeing, have lower empathy and experience symptoms of anxiety or depression.
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