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Why is the UK launching an ‘Australia plus’ social media ban and how will it work?

social media ban and how will it work? Keir Starmer is expected to announce sweeping [“Australia-plus” restrictions

Record number of young people fear long-term unemployment

Keir Starmer is expected to announce restrictions on social media for under-16s in the coming

Wes Streeting says Starmer ‘behind the curve’ on under-16s social media ban – UK politics live

social media for under-16s, [or whether to opt for other restrictions](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/05/how-uk-may-restrict-social-media-under-16s-time-limits-curfews-ban), and the consultation ends at 11.59pm tonight. Keir Starmer

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

social media for under-16s and against removing smartphones from schools. "Other countries are waking up to the harms, but under Keir Starmer the UK is falling behind." Liberal Democrat education spokeswoman Munira Wilson said

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

social media platforms by restricting features such as infinite scrolling. MPs had also voted down the Lords under-16 amendment, submitted by Conservative peer Lord Nash, last month. The vote came as Keir Starmer

Starmer to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s

Keir Starmer will [ban under-16s from major social media apps](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/12/uk-to-ban-under-16s-from-high-risk-social-media-apps) such as TikTok, Instagram and X in sweeping restrictions

Molly Russell's dad says PM rushing social media restrictions 'deplorable'

social media platforms. Ian Russell, the father of Molly Russell, told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, Sir Keir Starmer had "rushed" an announcement and that he could "not think of a reason other than

UK government announces £132.5m after-school clubs package

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) on measures to limit children’s access to social media, with the restrictions

Social media ban unenforceable, online safety charity warns

Keir Starmer is expected to share the government's online safety plans on Monday, following speculation over a potential blanket ban on under-16s accessing social media, as has been introduced in Australia. Andy Burrows

White House urges UK not to ban social media for under-16s

Keir Starmer, is expected to announce a ban on “harmful” social media apps next week, alongside a [range of restrictive

Contingency plans in place for possible food shortages if Iran war continues, minister confirms – UK politics live

Keir Starmer meets executives from tech companies including TikTok, X and Meta in Downing Street to discuss restricting social media

Nearly half of UK girls saw harmful social media content in a week, research shows

Keir Starmer is expected to announce next week [a ban preventing under-16s from accessing harmful social media sites](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/12/uk-to-ban-under-16s-from-high-risk-social-media-apps), following the government’s consultation on what restrictions

UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps

social media apps while safer platforms will be subjected to restrictions, under a sweeping government crackdown. Under-18s will also be banned from using romantic or sexual AI chatbots after a [consultation on keeping children

Social media as bad for young people as smoking, top doctors say

Keir Starmer on Tuesday to urge the government to demand he swiftly raises the age of access for social media platforms deemed harmful to 16. "Later today, I, and other families who have lost children

Tech firms had 'enough time' says Nandy, ahead of social media announcement

Keir Starmer's announcement will include banning under 16-year-olds from some social media sites and a curfew for older teenagers. But campaigner Ian Russell, whose daughter Molly took her own life after viewing

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

Keir Starmer has told social media bosses “things can’t go on like this” in a Downing Street meeting over internet safety. The prime minister summoned senior figures at Meta, TikTok, Google

‘Social media should be treated like tobacco’: Streeting calls for under-16s ban on certain platforms

Social media should be treated like tobacco – it’s extremely addictive, bad for our health, and big tech is borrowing the big tobacco playbook to avoid regulation. We’ve got to give our children their

World reacts to Strait of Hormuz reopening amid US-Iran conflict

Keir Starmer cohosted a summit on a potential military mission to secure the Hormuz Strait with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday, with about 30 to 40 countries participating in person

Esther Ghey's dismay over PM meeting tech bosses first

Starmer held a meeting with bosses at Google, TikTok and Meta earlier this month, urging them to "work with us to do better by British children". In an open letter to Sir Keir with

Limit social media ban for under-16s to unsafe apps, Starmer urged

Keir Starmer to block under-16s from accessing social media apps that do not meet strict safety standards, instead of implementing a broader Australia-style ban. The NSPCC, Molly Rose Foundation and Smartphone Free Childhood