{"id":1375,"date":"2026-06-17T07:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muncbiz.com\/socialmedia\/?p=1375"},"modified":"2026-06-17T07:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:07:11","slug":"the-u-k-is-banning-social-media-for-kids-under-16-heres-how-it-will-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muncbiz.com\/socialmedia\/?p=1375","title":{"rendered":"The U.K. is banning social media for kids under 16. Here&#8217;s how it will work."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-bQwhZO8h_U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a near-total social media ban, which will take effect next year, for kids under the age of 16. Similar bans are already in place in Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia. 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