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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nicole Wootton-Cane,Athena Stavrou,David Maddox,Millie Cooke and Bryony Gooch

Social media ban UK latest: Starmer’s crackdown on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram slammed as ‘rush job’

Sir Keir Starmer’s plans for sweeping reforms to social media for under-16s have been criticised as a “rush job” that risk driving children towards “darker places” online.

The prime minister announced a ban to stop under-16s from accessing social media platforms including TikTok and Snapchat during a Downing Street press conference on Monday.

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