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The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech | Taylor Lorenz

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Age verification means that the sector’s biggest players will now have access to information that will only make them richer and more powerfulThis week, the UK announced a wide-ranging ban on social media that will soon block users from communicating or accessing information on apps such as X, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat unless

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Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s new film shines a light on the human cost of unregulated social media

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California first lady’s Miss Representation: Rise Up studies the backlash against women in the era of algorithms and deepfakesLife moves pretty fast. It is Monday lunchtime when Jennifer Siebel Newsom drops into the Guardian’s office in Washington, just a couple of blocks from the White House, for an interview to promote her new film. Less

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UK attorney general tells department to stop using X amid disinformation concerns

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Exclusive: Richard Hermer’s office understood to be first in government to restrict use after recent riotsThe attorney general has told his office to no longer post on X, making it the first UK government department to stop using the Elon Musk-owned platform amid increasing worries about its use to incite violence and racism.Richard Hermer’s office

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Florida lawsuit accuses TikTok of violating state’s child social media ban

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State’s attorney general alleges TikTok exposed children to harmful sexual content and addictive featuresFlorida became the latest state to sue TikTok on Monday after the attorney general accused the company of violating a state law that limits social media access for teenagers.In a press conference, Republican James Uthmeier said TikTok exposed children to harmful sexual

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Social media firms hit back as Starmer announces ban for under-16s in UK

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Meta, YouTube and Snapchat say ban, which would stop children using their platforms, will drive them to ‘less safe services’UK politics live – latest updatesHow will the ban work?UK parents: how do you feel about the ban?Britain’s plans to ban social media for under-16s will push teenagers towards more harmful platforms, the world’s biggest technology

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Starmer confirms social media ban for under-16s, saying this is a ‘big moment for our country’ – UK politics live

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Prime minister defends going for full ban, saying social media is making children unhappy and unsafeStarmer acknowledges some teenagers will get round these restrictons. But that does not make the rules pointless, he says.Will it mean that no child ever looks at social media again? No.But look, this might shock you, but it doesn’t shock

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Starmer to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s

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Sources say hardline measures will also prevent young users from being able to talk to strangers on gaming appsWhy is the UK launching an ‘Australia plus’ social media ban and how will it work?Keir Starmer is to ban under-16s from major social media apps such as TikTok, Instagram and X in sweeping restrictions described as

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UK parents support an under-16 social media ban – but what do their children think?

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These young people recognise dangers of ‘addictive’ social media but have differing views on a total crackdownNine in 10 parents in the UK support an under-16 social media ban, but the feeling among the children it would affect is more mixed. Or at least it is for a group of 10 preteens and teenagers who

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Crackdown on tech platforms will go ahead despite US intervention, says No 10

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US embassy came out against UK’s proposed under-16 social media ban, which would affect American firmsWhite House displeasure over the prospect of an under-16 social media ban will not deter the UK from cracking down on tech platforms, the British government has said.The technology secretary, Liz Kendall, told the Guardian she was not concerned “in

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The Guardian view on children and the internet: rolling back big tech’s untrammelled power | Editorial

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A belated change of policy on nude digital images of children must be part of a wider resetAmid the flurry of resignations by ministers who said they had lost confidence in Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership, Jess Phillips’s attack on his record on tech regulation stood out. “Over a year ago I presented solutions, long worked on by

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