# UK prime minister Keir Starmer has announced a social media ban for under-16s as part of plans to protect them from online harm. Australia became the first country to introduce a similar ban in December. Starmer says kids must find their feet in a world where technology intrudes into every area of their lives. He concedes it will not be easy to oppose social media companies like TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram:
UK imposes a social media ban on under-16s [SOUND]
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