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U.K. announces plans for national social media bans for kids under 16

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that the U.K. would go even further than other nations by also blocking children from accessing "harmful functions" such as livestreaming and the ability to communicate with strangers, and by extending the restrictions to gaming sites. He said the ban would protect children from content that is "designed to be addictive."
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