{"id":356344,"date":"2026-06-27T19:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T18:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-uk-is-introducing-an-australia-plus-social-media-ban-but-hows-it-going-there\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T18:00:23","slug":"the-uk-is-introducing-an-australia-plus-social-media-ban-but-hows-it-going-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-uk-is-introducing-an-australia-plus-social-media-ban-but-hows-it-going-there\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK is introducing an &#8216;Australia plus&#8217; social media ban. But how&#8217;s it going there?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/R1jIQlYbD7E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The UK is introducing an 'Australia plus' social media ban. But how's it going there?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R1jIQlYbD7E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>What do you think about the UK\u2019s plans for an under-16 social media ban?<br \/>\nSubscribe \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the prime minister, Keir Starmer, announced a sweeping ban on under-16s that would stop them accessing social media apps including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook by 2027. The UK would also enforce a late-night social media curfew for under 18s. So-called romantic companion chatbots, which simulate sexual relationships and roleplay with users, would have a minimum age limit of 18.<\/p>\n<p>This would require a new set of age verification processes on social media sites, and officials suggested last week there could be potential additional regulations for virtual private networks (VPNs), which allow users to circumvent geographical internet controls.<\/p>\n<p>The move has been nicknamed an \u2018Australia plus\u2019 ban, after Australia became the first country to introduce a nation-wide ban on children accessing these apps at the end of last year.<\/p>\n<p>But how is it actually going over there? Political correspondent Aletha Adu teamed up with Guardian Australia social media host and reporter Matilda Boseley to find out.<\/p>\n<p>The UK is not the only country eyeing up a ban, however. Find out how this is just the start of a global reckoning by tapping the link \u25ba<\/p>\n<p>#socialmediaban #socialmediaagelimits #australiaplus #australia #uk #socialmedia #meta #instagram #tiktok #youtube #facebook #snapchat #twitch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do you think about the UK\u2019s plans for an under-16 social media ban? Subscribe \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 Last week, the prime minister, Keir Starmer, announced a sweeping ban on under-16s that would stop them accessing social media apps including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook by 2027. 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