UK set to ban under-16s from social media, livestreaming, disappearing messages
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Source: Politico
Published: 2026-06-11 23:27 UTC+10:00
Section: Communications
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Science, Culture & Entertainment, Europe, Elections, Media, Technology
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LONDON — U.K. ministers will announce a ban on under-16s accessing certain social media platforms as well as livestreaming, disappearing messages, and functionalities that allow communication with adult strangers, two people familiar with discussions in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and No. 10 respectively told POLITICO.
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