“I fundamentally believe that we must harness the power of technology to build a stronger, fairer Britain," said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. “But we must also protect our children.”

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…