--- title: UK may ban social media for children under 16 | daily.dev description: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce a ban on social media for children under 16, following Australia's approach. The ban would cover major... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/uk-may-ban-social-media-for-children-under-16-5pmlz7qhl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: UK may ban social media for children under 16 | daily.dev og:description: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce a ban on social media for children under 16, following Australia's approach. The ban would cover major... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/uk-may-ban-social-media-for-children-under-16-5pmlz7qhl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/5Pmlz7qhl.png og:image:alt: UK may ban social media for children under 16 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # UK may ban social media for children under 16 **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce a ban on social media for children under 16, following Australia's approach. The ban would cover major platforms including TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X, Snapchat, and others. Gaming apps would not be outright banned but would need to remove features like stranger chat for younger users. The policy would also restrict under-18s from romantic/sexual chatbots and address late-night scrolling. New legislation may be required alongside existing regulatory powers. Critics argue the bans may violate privacy, isolate children, and offer unproven mental health benefits, while age verification methods remain imperfect. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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