Helen RoweAFP·15 Jun, 2026 08:48 AM3 mins to readBritain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a press conference at Downing Street in central London on June 15, 2026 to announce government action to protect children online. Photo / Carlos Jasso, AFPBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday announced a forthcoming total ban on social media for children under 16, saying that such platforms are “making children unhappy”.
Starmer said that the government “will ban access to social media for all children under the age of 16”, warning that these platforms
