Cheryl has joined the campaign for the government to raise the minimum age of children accessing social media to 16 years old.
The singer, 42, is a proud mum to eight-year-old son Bear, whom she shared with the late One Direction star Liam Payne.
In a new Instagram video shared on Tuesday, the Girls Aloud made a rare online appearance to say she 'backs the Raise The Age campaign a million percent' and said children will 'thank us in the future'.
In a video, Cheryl said: 'Hi I'm sure that by now most of you will know about the campaign that is happening between the House Of Lords and House Of Commons to raise the age of consent for social media users to 16.
'I back this campaign a million percent and I cannot see a reasonable argument for the opposite.
'I do not believe our youth need to be subjected to such addictive, emotionally destroying and mentally damaging platforms.
'Out youth are already vulnerable and some are even going to the extremes of taking their own lives. That should be enough.
Cheryl has made a rare appearance on Tuesday as she joined the campaign for the government to raise the minimum age of children accessing social media to 16 years old
The singer, 42, is a proud mum to eight-year-old son Bear, whom she shared with the late One Direction star Liam Payne
'You can see the damage that's happening without which benefit. So please if you believe in the same you can click the link I've provided and go to your local MP to say please I vote for this to go through.'
She concluded: 'The time is now because tomorrow the decision has to be made. And it's for our government to stand up and do the right thing to protect our youth.
'They'll thank us in the future.'
On Wednesday, the House Of Commons is scheduled to vote on the proposal to ban social media for children under the age of 16.
It comes after Lauren Silverman spoken of the reason why she backtracked on her strict no-phone rule for her son Eric, 12.
The mother-of-two, 48, and Simon, 66, had been fiercely against Eric having a phone, but they had to rethink their stance after discovering he had downloaded Snapchat - a multimedia messaging app - on Lauren's phone.
Simon hasn't owned a phone for eight years and previously said the change had 'absolutely made me happier'.
In a new interview, Lauren explained the boundaries she has put in place for Eric as she joined the campaign for the government raise the minimum age of children accessing social media to 16 years old.
Talking about her own experience, Lauren told The Mirror: 'He would always take my phone to put music on in the car, and obviously, I’m driving so I can’t look at what he’s doing. I knew nothing about it, and how it actually worked.
Lauren said she became 'really freaked out' as she learnt Eric had been using Snapchat secretly.
She continued: 'Social media has been something that has been a nagging fear for both me and Simon for a long time. It’s why we held off before giving Eric a phone.'
Eventually the couple decided to give Eric a phone but lay out strict ground rules.
Lauren said: 'We’ve got Eric a phone, but there is no social media on it. He’s not allowed on any apps, on any social media. He doesn’t have Snapchat. I’ve now removed everything, so he literally can text and WhatsApp his friends.'
The socialite said she is part of Eric's group chats so she can oversee them but doesn't participate in the conversation.
Lauren added Eric isn't bothered about being on social media but when confronted about secretly using Snapchat told her he just wanted to talk to his friends.
She has since joined the Raise The Age campaign and invited Ellen Roome over to talk about the petition to have safer laws for children using social media.
Ellen blames social media for the death of her teenage son. The heartbroken mother has warned the UK is at risk of falling behind in legislating against social media harms, calling on the government to act now rather than wait for more children to be harmed.
In a new Instagram video, the Girls Aloud star said she 'backs the campaign a million percent' and said children will 'thank us in the future'
On Wednesday, the House Of Commons is scheduled to vote on the proposal to ban social media for children under the age of 16.
Lauren previously spoke about her dilemma about giving a phone with Eric on Instagram.
She wrote at the time: 'For a long time Simon and I were very firm about one thing, no phone for Eric. (Simon himself hasn’t had a phone for nearly 8 years!).
'But recently Eric had a very honest conversation with us about it that made us rethink our position slightly.
'He now has a phone with some very clear boundaries. The main one being, no social media. Just texting and calling friends and family.'
In a slideshow of pictures, Lauren explained further: 'I changed my mind about my 12-year-old son having a phone...
'But I still said no to social media. Whether we like it or not, texting has become a part of childhood.
'Plans are made there. Jokes are shared there. Friendships often happen there and at some point kids start feeling like they are the only one not in the conversation.
'For a long time I was very clear, no phone.'
Lauren said she believed the longer herself and Simon could delay giving a smartphone to Eric, the better.
But everything changed when she discovered her son had been secretly messaging his friends on Snapchat off her phone.
She said: 'That moment really made me stop and think about what the right approach should be.
'Instead of turning it into a battle, we talked. What he told me was actually very simple. He didn't care about social media. He just wanted to be able to text and call his friends.'
Lauren said they came to a compromise where Eric could have a phone for texting and calling but isn't allowed Snapchat or social media.
She added: 'The reason I am holding that boundary is because social media is a completely different worlds.
'The pressure. The comparison. The toxicity. For our family, this is something we are waiting for for now.'
Elsewhere Lauren Silverman has spoken of the reason why she backtracked on her strict no-phone rule for son Eric, 12. The mother-of-two, 48, and Simon, 66, had to rethink their stance
Lauren went on to tell the strict rules she has in place - no phones in Eric's bedroom, at the dinner table or during family time.
She concluded: 'Technology should never replace real life.'
Simon gave up having a phone back in 2018.
At the time, the television mogul revealed he had become so distracted and irritated by his phone that he made himself uncontactable for the sake of his mental health and happiness.
He told The Mail on Sunday: 'I literally have not been on my phone.
'The difference it made was that I became more aware of the people around me and way more focused.
'The thing I get irritated with is when you have a meeting everyone's on their phone – and I was probably in that place too. You can't concentrate.
'It has been so good for my mental health. It's a very strange experience but it really is good for you and it has absolutely made me happier.'