Search

MPs vote against social media ban for under-16s a second time

media ban for under-16s a second time MPs have voted against a proposal to ban under-16s from using social

Social media leaders called to Downing Street over children's safety

MPs have once again failed parents and children by voting against a ban on social media for under-16s

Starmer tells social media firms in No 10 meeting ‘things can’t go on like this’

under-16s. Meta owns Facebook and Instagram, and Google owns YouTube. The government is [consulting on](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/19/uk-ministers-launch-consultation-into-whether-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s) setting a firm social media age limit alongside potential limitations on app features such as infinite