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United Kingdom Announces Social Media Ban for Children Under Sixteen

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said children under sixteen will be barred from platforms including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube by early next year, with technology companies facing multimillion-pound fines if they fail to enforce strict age-verification measures.
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