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UK PM Starmer reportedly planning social media ban for under-16s, with parental guidance on smartphones

UK to ban under-16s from social media platforms by spring 2027

Diane Mullenex, Lauro Fava

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The UK government has announced plans to ban social media platforms (including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X) from offering services to children under 16, effective from spring 2027. Additional measures include blocking harmful features like livestreaming and stranger communication for under-16s, and imposing minimum age requirements of 18 for AI chatbots with romantic or intimate functionalities. The ban is part of a broader regulatory push to protect children online.

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The ban, which the government said will impact Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X, will be accompanied by a series of further measures that will impact a wider range of online services, including live streaming and gaming platforms.

Those additional measures include 'world-leading blocks on harmful functions such as livestreaming and stranger communication with children for under-16s'

Further restrictions, such as over

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Social media platforms will be prohibited from offering their services to children under the age of 16 in the UK from spring 2027, under government plans outlined today.

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