{"id":2170,"date":"2026-06-15T08:37:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T08:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2170"},"modified":"2026-06-15T08:37:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T08:37:35","slug":"u-k-to-ban-social-media-for-children-under-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2170","title":{"rendered":"U.K. to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tThe U.K. is moving ahead with a social media ban for children under 16, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2168\">Korea Box Office: \u2018Colony\u2019 Passes 5 Million Admissions Milestone in Continued Reign<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIf passed in parliament, the ban will go into effect by spring 2027. The platforms to be banned for under-16s include Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X. WhatsApp and Signal will not be part of the ban.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn making the announcement, Starmer said that the ban was due to the negative impact social media can have on children, including bullying and that it is \u201cdesigned to be addictive,\u201d according to the BBC. The ban follows similar legislation introduced in Australia, Indonesia and France earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cA full ban is the right choice\u2026 I am not prepared to compromise on the safety and happiness of our children,\u201d Starmer said in a speech at Downing Street, adding that parents \u201cwant to know that Britain will be better for their children, that they will get a fair chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2167\">Why \u2018The Walking Dead: Dead City\u2019 Is the Perfect Opener\u00a0for Monte-Carlo TV Festival: \u2018It\u2019s a True Cultural Phenomenon\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn addition to restricting certain platforms, the ban will block \u201charmful functions such as livestreaming and stranger communication with children for under-16s,\u201d the government said in a statement obtained by the BBC. \u201cThese restrictions \u2013 which together with the ban go further than any other country \u2013 will apply to a wider range of online services, including on gaming sites.\u201d These sites have not yet been specified.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe government will also be looking into \u201covernight curfews and breaks in infinite scrolling for under-18-year-olds,\u201d the statement continued, with more detail on those potential restrictions coming next month.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2165\">Rory Kinnear to Play John Maynard Keynes in James Graham\u2019s \u2018The Standard of Living,\u2019 With the Royal Ballet\u2019s Natalia Osipova Making Her West End Debut<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.K. is moving ahead with a social media ban for children under 16, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[56,1843],"class_list":["post-2170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital","tag-keir-starmer","tag-u-k"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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