What are the UK government’s plans to regulate social media for under-16s?

As Keir Starmer tells tech bosses to make their sites safer, ministers are weighing up what they can do

• Starmer tells social media firms: ‘Things can’t go on like this’

Keir Starmer has told social media firms that “things can’t go on like this” in a meeting with tech bosses in Downing Street as pressure mounts for tougher restrictions on the industry.

Ministers are considering imposing an under-16 age restriction on social media as well as other options to limit app use.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/apr/16/uk-government-plans-regulate-social-media-under-16s