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Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdown

by The Guardian | Jun 27, 2026 | AI (artificial intelligence), Australia news, Chatbots, Children, Digital media, Internet safety, Media, Online abuse, Social media, Social media ban, Social media bans, Society, Technology, The Guardian, UK news, World News, Young people | 0 |

As a host of countries move to rein in social media use by children, could this be technology’s big tobacco moment? Continue...

I dived into my digital past to revisit my most cringe teenage moments – and realised how lucky I am to not be young and online today

by The Guardian | Jun 20, 2026 | Digital media, Internet, Media, Online abuse, Social media, Society, Technology, The Guardian, Young people | 0 |

Twenty years ago I briefly became the victim of a viral pile-on – all because of a silly YouTube video. But I’m glad I had the chance to embarrass myself and move on. Are today’s teens so fortunate?As a...

UK attorney general tells staff to stop using X amid disinformation concerns

by The Guardian | Jun 18, 2026 | Digital media, Elon Musk, Far right, Internet, Internet safety, Media, Politics, Social media, Social media ban, Technology, The Guardian, UK news, X | 0 |

Exclusive: Richard Hermer’s department understood to be first in government to restrict use after recent riotsThe attorney general has told his office to no longer post on X, making it the first UK government department to...

We must be alive to the dangers of a UK social media ban – and the way to really help young people | Rosie Parkyn

by The Guardian | Jun 18, 2026 | Digital media, Education, Media, Schools, Social media, Social media ban, Social media bans, Society, The Guardian, UK news, World News, Young people | 0 |

A ban alone will have limited impact and could make things worse. A good strategy needs more educational content – and more moneyAs a parent, I understand the appeal of the announcement on Monday by the prime minister that...

The malignant rise of OnlyFans managers: ‘It’s exploiting. It’s grooming. It’s predatory’

by The Guardian | Jun 18, 2026 | Digital media, Internet, Media, Pornography, Social media, Society, Technology, The Guardian, Young people | 0 |

As the pornography platform has exploded in popularity, a side industry has emerged: middlemen who encourage young women into the industry, then take a large cut of their earningsMarkuss Hussle wants his online students to...

Will a ban keep the UK’s kids off social media? – podcast

by The Guardian | Jun 16, 2026 | Digital media, Instagram, Media, Meta, Politics, Social media, Social media ban, Social media bans, The Guardian, TikTok, UK news, YouTube | 0 |

Governments around the world want to keep under-16s off YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. Australia has introduced a ban and now the UK is doing the same. Stephen Byrne and Chris Stokel-Walker reportKeir Starmer announced on Monday...

UK defence spending plan ‘well short of what’s required’ and harder choices needed, says John Healey – as it happened

by The Guardian | Jun 16, 2026 | Aberdeen, Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner, Bridget Phillipson, Dartmoor, Defence policy, Elon Musk, Facebook, Green party, John Healey, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Labour party leadership, Makerfield byelection, Military, Northern Ireland, Northern Irish politics, Oil and gas companies, Politics, Scotland, Scottish politics, Social media, The Guardian, UK news, Unemployment, Wes Streeting | 0 |

Ex-defence secretary John Healey and ex-defence minister Al Carns have given resignation statements to MPsSpeaking to reporters at the G7, Keir Starmer also defended the defence investment plan (DIP) draft that led to John...

UK defence spending plan ‘well short of what’s required’ and harder choices needed, says John Healey – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Jun 16, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Facebook, Green party, John Healey, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour party leadership, Makerfield byelection, Oil and gas companies, Politics, Social media, The Guardian, UK news, Wes Streeting | 0 |

Ex-defence secretary John Healey and ex-defence minister Al Carns have given resignation statements to MPsSpeaking to reporters at the G7, Keir Starmer also defended the defence investment plan (DIP) draft that led to John...

Starmer should set out timetable for his departure if Burnham wins byelection, Streeting says – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Jun 16, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Facebook, Green party, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour party leadership, Makerfield byelection, Oil and gas companies, Politics, Social media, The Guardian, UK news, Wes Streeting | 0 |

Streeting reaffirms that he would fight in any leadership battle during speech on the economy Speaking to reporters at the G7, Keir Starmer also defended the defence investment plan (DIP) draft that led to John Healey’s...

Anti-Burnham fake news on Makerfield Facebook accounts has surged, report finds – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Jun 16, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Facebook, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour party leadership, Makerfield byelection, Politics, Social media, The Guardian, UK news, Wes Streeting | 0 |

Nearly one in six pieces of news shared in local Facebook groups during the campaign is false, Social Market Foundation report findsKeir Starmer has vowed to “choke off” Russian revenue with further sanctions and to...

UK ministers lobby Trump to avert backlash against social media ban

by The Guardian | Jun 15, 2026 | Digital media, Facebook, Instagram, Keir Starmer, Labour, Media, Meta, Politics, Social media, Social networking, Society, Technology, The Guardian, TikTok, Trump administration, UK news, Young people, YouTube | 0 |

No 10 is worried about retaliation from White House over restrictions to under-16s’ internet useMinisters have embarked on a concerted lobbying operation to prevent a backlash from the Trump administration to the under-16s...

Starmer says he hopes social media ban for under-16s will come into force next spring – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Jun 15, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Conservatives, Digital media, Immigration and asylum, Internet, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Labour party leadership, Makerfield byelection, Migration, Politics, Reform UK, Robert Jenrick, Social media, Social media ban, Social media bans, State pensions, Technology, The Guardian, UK news, Young people | 0 |

Prime minister announces ban, saying social media is making children unhappy and unsafeSocial media to be banned in UK for under-16s, Starmer announcesUK parents: how do you feel about the under-16s social media ban?Starmer...

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