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Britain announces sweeping ban on most social media for children under 16

Washington Post World Monday 15 June 2026, 11:45 UTC By Steve Hendrix 1 min read
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LONDON — Britain will ban children under 16 from major social-media platforms including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube by next spring, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday, making his government the latest to conclude that parents alone cannot hold the line against platforms engineered to maximize the time children spend on them. Democracy Dies in Darkness Britain announces sweeping ban on most social media for children under 16 The U.K. prohibition is set to go further than those of other...

LONDON — Britain will ban children under 16 from major social-media platforms including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube by next spring, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday, making his government the latest to conclude that parents alone cannot hold the line against platforms engineered to maximize the time children spend on them. Democracy Dies in Darkness Britain announces sweeping ban on most social media for children under 16 The U.K. prohibition is set to go further than those of other governments that are lining up against platforms engineered to maximize the time children spend on them
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