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Banning under-16s from TikTok, Instagram and YouTube answers a real public anxiety, but a law the government cannot enforce risks becoming a comforting fiction that lets the platforms off the hook.
New government polling reveals strong public support for limits on young children's screen time and a possible social media ban for under-16s, even as surveys find a majority of children already using AI every day.
Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and X will be off-limits to children under 16 under plans the prime minister says will give young people their childhood back.
The government is edging towards age restrictions on social media while resisting an outright phone ban. The instinct is right, but the enforcement is where this will be won or lost.
The Prime Minister is poised to restrict social media access for under-16s within days, warning technology companies to act on harmful content or face legislation.