Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Politics › Under-16s to be banned from TikTok, YouTube and other...
Politics

Under-16s to be banned from TikTok, YouTube and other social media by next spring, Starmer says

Under-16s to be banned from TikTok, YouTube and other social media by next spring, Starmer says
BBC News Monday 15 June 2026, 17:10 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

Sites including Instagram, YouTube and TikTok will become inaccessible for millions of children, the prime minister has announced.

Sites including Instagram, YouTube and TikTok will become inaccessible for millions of children, the prime minister has announced.
TikTok (ORG) YouTube (ORG) Starmer (PERSON) Instagram (ORG)
Originally published by BBC News Read original →

Related Stories

Izzo 'disgusted' by leadership overhaul at MSU

Longtime Michigan State men's basketball coach Tom Izzo is "disgusted" by the on-campus turmoil that led to the departures of the school's president and athletic director, and he is challenging the alumni base to do something about it. Izzo, speaking to reporters Monday, said the departure of president Kevin Guskiewicz to Clemson after two years is "ridiculous" and was fueled by clashes and unrest within the board of trustees. Two weeks after Guskiewicz's departure, Michigan State athletic...

ESPN just now

Trump, Dana White's star-studded White House UFC event draws big names while several invited A-listers skip

From athletes and influencers to political allies and celebrities, President Donald Trump's highly anticipated White House UFC event drew a host of high-profile guests. Still, despite the star-studded crowd, several A-list celebrities reportedly invited to the event were notably absent. Trump marked his 80th birthday Sunday night with a celebration on the South Lawn, where 14 fighters from around the world competed inside a wire-mesh cage during the UFC Freedom 250 spectacle.

Fox News 9m ago

JD Vance pushed Trump to invoke Insurrection Act to crush Minneapolis protests, book claims

JD Vance pushed Trump to invoke Insurrection Act to crush Minneapolis protests, book claims VP reportedly urged the president to consider sending in US troops as White House officials feared widespread blowback - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Top White House officials reportedly debated whether Donald Trump should invoke the Insurrection Act after federal agents killed two protesters in Minnesota, but feared the political and public relations blowback over images of U.S. troops on...

The Independent World 17m ago

Left-wing distraction of Trump's UFC event falls flat as bitter celebrities mocked online

The political left's attempt to counter-program President Donald Trump's UFC event on the White House lawn Sunday night ended in widespread online mockery as celebrities and media personalities who have publicly complained for a decade about President Donald Trump offered more of the same. The event, called "Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment," was hosted by far-left activist and actress Jane Fonda, nicknamed "Hanoi Jane," and the Committee for the First Amendment in New...

Fox News Politics 21m ago