Under-16s to be banned from social media, Starmer announces

Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the UK will ban under-16s from using social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and X by spring 2025, following a government consultation where 89% of parents supported the measure. The ban will not apply to messaging services like WhatsApp and Signal, though significant details about implementation remain unclear. Reactions from young people are mixed, with some viewing the ban as protective and others seeing it as ineffective.