The UK social media ban will apply to Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X, and will require platforms to stop children from livestreaming (Liv McMahon/BBC)

Jun 15, 2026 - 10:35
Updated: 3 hours ago
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces social media ban for under-16s to take effect in 2027.

Liv McMahon / BBC:
The UK social media ban will apply to Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X, and will require platforms to stop children from livestreaming  —  The UK has announced it is going to ban social media for under-16s.  —  Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said that the ban would take effect in early 2027.

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