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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

'I can't stop using it' - under-16s have their say on possible social media ban

MPs in Westminster voted to reject a social media ban for under-16s for the third

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

Esther Ghey's dismay over PM meeting tech bosses first

MPs voted for the third time to reject a social media ban for under-16s

Minister promises 'some form' of social media restrictions for under-16s

voted in support of a social media ban for under-16s for a fourth time on Monday afternoon. Conservative shadow education secretary Laura Trott described the government's latest proposals in the Commons

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

ban for under-16s “must be the start, not the end” and he has compared the sector to the tobacco industry. In an interview this morning on the Today programme, Streeting went further, saying that

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