UK set to announce social media ban for under-16s
Children are set to be barred from accessing many major platforms
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy (Image: PA)
A social media ban for under-16s is set to be announced tomorrow. 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.
The newspaper reported that restrictions will also be placed on romantic or sexual AI chatbots, while daily social media use will be limited for under-18s.