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What are the UK government’s plans to regulate social media for under-16s?
UK NewsPoliticsTechnology•April 16, 2026 at 5:40 PMNational

What are the UK government’s plans to regulate social media for under-16s?

By Dan Milmo and Kiran Stacey•The Guardian - UK News

As Keir Starmer tells tech bosses to make their sites safer, ministers are weighing up what they can doStarmer tells social media firms: ‘Things can’t go on like this’Keir Starmer has told social media firms that “things can’t go on like this” in a meeting with tech bosses in Downing Street as pressure mounts for tougher restrictions on the industry.Ministers are considering imposing an under-16 age restriction on social media as well as other options to limit app use. Continue reading...

As Keir Starmer tells tech bosses to make their sites safer, ministers are weighing up what they can do

Keir Starmer has told social media firms that “things can’t go on like this” in a meeting with tech bosses in Downing Street as pressure mounts for tougher restrictions on the industry.

Ministers are considering imposing an under-16 age restriction on social media as well as other options to limit app use.

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