Beside UK social media ban, platforms await design and feature restrictions
By Patricia Figueiredo ( June 16, 2026, 13:09 GMT | Comment) -- The UK's planned ban on social media platforms offering services to under-16s is the headline outcome of the government's recent child safety consultation. But accompanying documents tease a wider package of measures, including restrictions on livestreaming, stranger contact, AI chatbot functions and — potentially — infinite scrolling and overnight curfews. Attention is already turning to further proposals due in July.Forcing social media platforms to lock out — by this time next year — anyone under 16 is the keystone outcome of the UK government's consultation on children's online safety, grabbing the headlines across the board when announced on Monday morning....
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