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Details: Written by Bing News Search Results; Category: Social Media; Published: 19 June 2026; Created: 19 June 2026; Last Updated: 19 June 2026

This week, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that under-16s will be banned from major social media platforms, and you've had loads of questions about it. The BBC's cyber correspondent Joe Tidy is ...
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Posted: 2026-06-18 11:20:00

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