UK PM Starmer to propose ban on under-16s using major social media platforms
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Joe Pike
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Summary
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce a ban on under-16s using major social media platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram. The government also plans to restrict children from livestreaming on "safer" sites and from talking to strangers on gaming apps. Ministers are considering social media curfews for children, with further details to be unveiled next month. This follows Australia's introduction of the world's first outright ban on social media for under-16s in December 2025.
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Ministers are considering whether to impose social media curfews for children, but further details will not be unveiled until next month.
Australia introduced the world's first outright ban on social media for under-16s in December 2025
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