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Numerous apps will be banned for under-16s in the UK after Prime Minister Keir Starmer instituted a full ban.
The likes of X, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok are now banned for teenagers in the nation, following the lead of Australia, which brought in legislation last year.
Announcing the ban in the past few minutes, Starmer said the UK is taking “world leading action” on social media, and that the ban would go further than Australia’s.
More details are expected in the coming minutes but reports over the weekend said the UK’s ban would include curfews for older teenagers and restrictions on AI chatbots.
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