The UK social media ban will apply to Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X, and will require platforms to stop children from livestreaming (Liv McMahon/BBC)
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Liv McMahon / BBC : The UK social media ban will apply to Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X, and will require platforms to stop children from livestreaming — The UK has announced it is going to block social media for under-16s. — Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said that the ban would take effect in early 2027.
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