Starmer to confirm social media ban for U.K. teens ahead of G7 meet

Starmer to confirm social media ban for U.K. teens ahead of G7 meet U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to confirm a social media ban on children under 16 on Monday morning. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will start a crucial week for his premiership by announcing a package of strong restrictions designed to protect British teenagers from online threats. Starmer is expected Monday morning to confirm a ban on children under 16 using major social media platforms, as well as other measures including curfews on older teenagers and tough regulations on chatbots. He will then depart for a Group of Seven summit at Evian-les-Bains, France, where he faces awkward questions following last week's resignation of his defense secretary and uncertainty around the U.K.'s military budget. A ban on young teenagers using social media is popular with the U.K. public despite concerns around how effectively it can be enforced. The Labour government's new range of restrictions -- including some against chatbots and online games -- will go further than laws in Australia, according to a person familiar with the situation, where a ban on social media for teens came into effect last year.