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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is acceptable to denote a prohibition connected “harmful” online platforms for children nether 16 portion maintaining entree to immoderate safer forms of societal media, The Times paper reported connected Monday (June 8, 2026).
Mr. Starmer, who is owed to marque a code aboriginal connected Monday (June 8, 2026), is said to person decided to proceed with restrictions aft speaking to bereaved parents and considering grounds from Australia, which brought successful a ban for under-16s past December.
Asked astir the report, a root astatine Downing Street said: “The Prime Minister is not acrophobic about taking connected the tech companies and their bosses to support young people.”
A root adjacent to the substance said a ceremonial ban was improbable to come this week. The authorities could much instantly springiness details connected efforts to forestall children from producing sexualised images online which tin beryllium utilized for sextortion purposes.
Worries implicit the interaction of societal media connected intelligence wellness and online information prompted Britain to clasp a consultation connected children’s access to societal media earlier this year, with curfews, clip limits and curbs connected addictive plan features, each nether consideration.
France, Denmark and Poland are besides considering tightening rules astir societal media usage for children, portion Greece successful April announced it would ban entree to those nether the property of 15 from January 2027.
Mr. Starmer is expected to absorption connected however the government tin guarantee exertion brings affirmative alteration erstwhile helium speaks aboriginal on Monday (June 8, 2026), according to a connection released by his bureau connected Sunday (June 7, 2026).
Britain’s online information instrumentality already requires societal media companies to instrumentality measures to support children from amerciable and harmful online content. Experts are divided connected however effectual a full prohibition would be, portion a radical of young radical successful London precocious told Reuters they were opposed to restrictions.
