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Social media ban - bold and blunt, but no silver bullet

BBC Technology • Mon, 15 Jun 2026

The BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman on the big changes coming down the line for young people online.

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The UK is the latest country to follow Australia in implementing a total social media ban for children under 16, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced. The ban, which could take effect from early next year, will be joined by wider measures that will also prevent children from talking to strangers in online games, livestreaming, […]

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