UK follows in Australia’s footsteps, announces ban on social media for under-16s
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday announced a ban on social media for under-16s in the UK “to give children their childhood back”.The ban will be modelled on the one in Australia and be on platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X, but not on services like WhatsApp and Signal. It…