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UK will ban social media for children under 16
The UK is following Australia by banning young people under 16 from TikTok, Instagram and other social media platforms.
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The UK is following Australia by banning young people under 16 from TikTok, Instagram and other social media platforms.

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The U.K. is moving ahead with a social media ban for children under 16, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday. If passed in parliament, the ban will go into effect by spring 2027. The platforms to be banned for under-16s include Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X. WhatsApp and Signal will not be […]
The U.K. seems to be following Australia's lead in banning a wide swath of social media for teens.