00:00Children under the age of 16 won't be able to access a range of social media platforms in the UK
00:06from next year.
00:07British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday.
00:11According to Starmer, the ban aimed at protecting young people from harmful content and excessive screen time
00:18will affect a range of social media apps, including TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.
00:26YouTube kids and messaging apps will not be affected.
00:30Because today is a big moment for our country.
00:34This is a big step.
00:36Real change for our children and our future.
00:41Because today I can announce that the government will ban access to social media for all children under...
00:50Starmer said that it will fight back if technology companies resist the move
00:54and acknowledge some teens will try to find their way around the ban.
00:59The decision follows a public comment period in which the government got around 116,000 responses from parents, the tech
01:07industry and children.
01:09According to the UK government, more than 90% of the respondents said they wanted an under-16 ban.
01:15The measure, which will come into force early next year, follows similar bans and age restrictions for children and teens'
01:22access to social media in Australia, Canada, Brazil and Indonesia.
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