UK, UAE latest to announce social media bans for children. Inside the Australia experience
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on June 15 that the country would ban everyone under 16 from accessing a range of social media websites, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat and X. The ban is expected to take effect in spring of 2027 after the British Parliament clears a legislation due before it by the end of this year.
Enforcement will target technology companies, not children, the government said. Social media companies that fail to show that they have taken "reasonable steps" to keep children off their services face significant fines.
"Every parent can see it with their own eyes. Social media is making children unhappy," Starmer said while announcing the policy.
Starmer said the ban was influenced by Australia's experience, and that the UK would go further. He did not dispute that some teenagers would find ways around the restriction, but argued that the difficulty of enforcement had...
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