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UK set to announce social media ban for under-16s
Key takeaways
- Sir Keir Starmer is expected to set out plans to bar children from certain platforms on Monday.
- The Prime Minister will go further than Australia by including chatbots and imposing a curfew for older teenagers in a bid to end late-night scrolling, it has been reported.
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Sir Keir Starmer is expected to set out plans to bar children from certain platforms on Monday.
The Prime Minister will go further than Australia by including chatbots and imposing a curfew for older teenagers in a bid to end late-night scrolling, it has been reported.
The UK will follow Australia’s example in raising the minimum age to 16 for sites including TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, X, YouTube, Snapchat and Reddit, according to The Sunday Times.
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