Critics say bans push kids to riskier alternatives and can be beaten with VPNs.

The U.K. seems to be following Australia's lead in banning a wide swath of social media for teens.

Britain will ban children under 16 from using a range of social media apps including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube to protect young people from harmful content and excessive screen…

The British government has announced a total, nationwide ban on social media access for children under the age of 16.

There may even be a online curfew for under-18s too.

Following in the footsteps of Australia and Canada.