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UK slaps social media ban on children under 16, including TikTok and YouTube

Britain will ban children aged under 16 from using a range of social media apps, including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, to protect them from harmful content and excessive screen time, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday.The ban, which is expected to take effect early next year, makes the U.K. p

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