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U.K. to ban social media for under-16s " to give kids their childhood back"

  • The U.K. government plans to ban social media platforms from offering services to under-16s from Spring 2027.
  • A decisive action, backed by 9 in 10 parents is expected to be brought to Parliament before Christmas.
  • The government plans to use the same model for a social media ban as Australia and will target social media platforms such as Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X, but will exclude messaging services like WhatsApp and Signal.