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

15 June 2026 at 22:18

State’s attorney general alleges TikTok exposed children to harmful sexual content and addictive features

Florida 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 content and addictive features, such as unlimited scrolling and push notifications. “It’s designed to keep kids stuck on those screens for hours,” Uthemeier said at a press conference. “Our evidence suggests that so many kids are on TikTok for upwards of six, seven, eight or more hours a day. We are going to get our kids their lives back.”

U.K. unveils social media, online gaming and streaming ban for under-16s

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By: Rachel Goodman

15 June 2026 at 18:35

The U.K.'s policy comes after the Canadian government introduced online harms legislation that would require social media companies to restrict children under 16 years from use.

UK ministers lobby Trump to avert backlash against social media ban

The Guardian - World news

By: Kiran Stacey · Dan Milmo and Aisha Down

16 June 2026 at 09:05

No 10 is worried about retaliation from White House over restrictions on under-16s’ internet use

Ministers have embarked on a concerted lobbying operation to prevent a backlash from the Trump administration to the under-16s social media ban announced by Keir Starmer.

Officials said they had spent weeks trying to reassure senior Trump officials and the US president himself that the restrictions were not specifically aimed at US technology companies.

Britain is banning children from using social media. Here's what other countries are doing

PBS NewsHour - The Latest

By: Associated Press

15 June 2026 at 18:38

Some parents and child advocacy groups support these measures, but critics raise privacy concerns.

U.K. unveils social media, online gaming and streaming ban for under-16s

Globalnews - World

By: Rachel Goodman

15 June 2026 at 18:35

The U.K.'s policy comes after the Canadian government introduced online harms legislation that would require social media companies to restrict children under 16 years from use.

‘The genie’s out the bottle’: parents react to UK under-16s social media ban

The Guardian - World news

By: Jane Clinton and Caroline Bannock

15 June 2026 at 17:30

Some feel it is a concrete step to protect children, but others argue it is ‘trying to fix the symptoms and not the disease’

Which apps will be blocked and how will it work?

The UK government has announced a social media ban for under-16s, which it says is expected to come into force next spring.

Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook will all be blocked. It will also ban under-16 access for “user-to-user platforms” that enable social interaction between users and allow them to post material.

Technology secretary says she wants regulator to design plans for online age verification by October – as it happened

The Guardian - World news

By: Andrew Sparrow

15 June 2026 at 18:10

Liz Kendall also wants Ofcom to report to parliament every year on how effectively social media firms are keeping under-16s off their platforms

Starmer 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 parents of teenagers; they get around other laws too.

Some technology companies want us to think that social media is unchangeable, part of an almost natural order.

But we have to resist that kind of learned helplessness. We have agency, we can change it, and we will.

Social media to be banned in UK for under-16s, Starmer announces

The Guardian - World news

By: Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker

15 June 2026 at 08:48

UK prime minister says move will bring ‘real change for our children’ amid growing concerns over harmful online content

Access to social media will be banned in the UK for users under 16, Keir Starmer has announced, in what he described as “real change for our children and our future”.

“Social media is making children unhappy, it’s making it easier for bullies to harass and abuse them, and it could even be harming their mental health,” he said, setting out plans briefed over the weekend, which will go further than a pioneering ban in Australia.

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