UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps
Key takeaways
- A mobile billboard in London as part of a National Education Union campaign to ban under-16s from social media use.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleTeenagers under the age of 16 are to be banned from accessing “high-risk” social media apps while safer platforms will be subjected to restrictions, under a sweeping government crackdown.
- Under-18s will also be banned from using romantic or sexual AI chatbots after a consultation on keeping children safe online.
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A mobile billboard in London as part of a National Education Union campaign to ban under-16s from social media use. Photograph: David Parry/PAView image in fullscreen. A mobile billboard in London as part of a National Education Union campaign to ban under-16s from social media use. Photograph: David Parry/PASocial media ban UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps Measures to include restrictions on ‘safe’ social media apps, with some fearing banning some platforms and not others will lead to legal challenges
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleTeenagers under the age of 16 are to be banned from accessing “high-risk” social media apps while safer platforms will be subjected to restrictions, under a sweeping government crackdown.
Under-18s will also be banned from using romantic or sexual AI chatbots after a consultation on keeping children safe online.