By Patricia Figueiredo ( June 15, 2026, 00:42 GMT | Insight) -- The UK is set to announce Monday new online safety measures that could include a ban on social media use by under-16s, following a consultation that drew more than 116,000 responses. Ahead of the announcement, ministers said there was strong parental support for raising the minimum age for social media access, but campaign groups warned that a ban would fail to address broader risks linked to platform design and harmful algorithms.The UK government is expected to announce on Monday morning new measures to protect children online, including a potential social media ban to prevent users under-16 from accessing platforms such as Meta’s Instagram and Facebook, Google’s YouTube, TikTok, X and Snapchat....
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