Jun 9, 2026 – 9.02amLondon | Britain is set to follow Australia’s lead and ban teenagers from social media platforms, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer also threatened tech giants with new laws if they failed to stop children from sending and receiving sexually explicit images.Starmer is expected to announce the social media ban within days, as he looks to leave a legacy amid a growing likelihood that he will be replaced as prime minister within the next few months.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles