{"id":1358,"date":"2026-06-16T07:22:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T07:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muncbiz.com\/socialmedia\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2026-06-16T07:22:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T07:22:29","slug":"uk-pm-starmers-social-media-ban-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muncbiz.com\/socialmedia\/?p=1358","title":{"rendered":"UK PM Starmer\u2019s social media ban explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QUqo0KTaqYM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From the spring of 2027, children in Britain under the age of 16 will be banned from at least ten social media platforms including TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was prepared to have a fight with technology companies to keep young people safe online. More than 100,000 people responded to a government consultation about the proposal, with nine in 10 parents backing a ban.<\/p>\n<p>But there is opposition and scepticism that it can really be done. Starmer said it will make Britain better for children &#8211; but there is scant detail on how he will make it harder to get around the ban, as many have already in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Producer: Maya Elese<br \/>\nCamera Operator: Vic Marwaha<br \/>\nEditor: Alex Micklewright <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the spring of 2027, children in Britain under the age of 16 will be banned from at least ten [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - 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