{"id":352515,"date":"2026-06-15T16:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/under-16s-to-be-banned-from-social-media-in-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T16:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:00:03","slug":"under-16s-to-be-banned-from-social-media-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/under-16s-to-be-banned-from-social-media-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Under 16s to be banned from social media in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/91T7TmTsT5A\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Under 16s to be banned from social media in UK\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/91T7TmTsT5A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Children under 16 are to be banned from social media from next year, according to the prime minister. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Following the lead of Australia, which implemented restrictions last December, the government will restrict access to platforms like Snapchat, TikTok, X, Facebook and YouTube.<br \/>\nThe announcement was welcomed by the Conservatives and campaign groups, but condemned by tech firms. Speaking in Downing Street, Keir Starmer said the ban will come into force from Spring 2027.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children under 16 are to be banned from social media from next year, according to the prime minister. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe] Following the lead of Australia, which implemented restrictions last December, the government will restrict access to platforms like Snapchat, TikTok, X, Facebook and YouTube. 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