The UK is introducing an ‘Australia plus’ under-16s social media ban. But how is it going there?
- Posted on June 27, 2026
- By The Guardian
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The UK is introducing an ‘Australia plus’ under-16s social media ban. But how is it going there?
Last week, the prime minister, Keir Starmer, announced a sweeping ban on under-16s that would stop them accessing social media apps including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook by 2027. The move has been nicknamed an ‘Australia plus’ ban, after Australia became the first country to introduce a nation-wide ban on children accessing these apps at the end of last year. But how is it actually going over there? Political correspondent Aletha Adu teamed up with Guardian Australia social media host and reporter Matilda Boseley to find out.