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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
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