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worked in Australia? Social media apps have been placed under a blanket ban in Australia, where the age limit applies to any service that allows social interaction between two or more users and whether
social media platforms and see restrictions imposed on other sites. [The Sunday Times reported](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/social-media-ban-keir-starmer-qcmskxc5z) the prime minister was set to announce a ban covering the same 10 platforms now prohibited for under
work to do online: Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams. I just feel there’s so much more nuance to the debate than what’s currently being put in.” The consultation includes a survey
UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps Teenagers under the age of 16 are to be banned from accessing “high-risk” social media apps while safer platforms will be subjected
media to age verification, where adoption has outpaced the development of clear regulatory frameworks to govern it. And use is rocketing: so far this year the Metropolitan police in London has scanned more than
work funded by tech firms. Under regulations introduced in September, the fees are based on a company's qualifying worldwide revenue and apply to firms earning more than £250m a year. Meta said Ofcom
age restrictions on [who can use chatbots](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/09/teenagers-ai-chatbots-mental-health-support) and the content of their discussions. This comes as Starmer’s government introduces a legal ban on smartphones in schools in England, with the Scottish