UK Parliament Rejects Full Social Media Ban for Under-16s

Amid wave of kids’ online safety laws, age-checking tech comes of age

Three months after Australia launched a ‌landmark ban on teen social media accounts, regulators across Europe, in Brazil and in a handful of U.S. states are moving to emulate it

Social media ban for children may be intrusive and hard to enforce

UK Parliament rejects ban on social media for under-16s

The motion came after Australia introduced a world-first law in December requiring major social media platforms to prevent users under the age of 16 from creating or maintaining accounts.