{"id":310,"date":"2026-06-15T14:37:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=310"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:37:03","slug":"millions-of-kids-could-soon-be-banned-from-tiktok-and-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=310","title":{"rendered":"Millions Of Kids Could Soon Be Banned From TikTok And YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that his government plans to pursue a social media ban for children under 16, aligning Britain with Australia and other countries that have moved to tighten regulations on major technology platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=308\">Trump Teases Historic Fireworks Show For Nation\u2019s 250th Birthday<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Starmer said the government plans to introduce the legislation in Parliament before Christmas, paving the way for the ban to take effect in early 2027. The restrictions would cover platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, and other streaming and social media services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Signal will be exempt from the ban, according to the government. The restrictions also will not apply to educational services or music-streaming platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a social media video, the embattled and historically unpopular prime minister argued the ban is about improving the lives of children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We are banning social media access for under 16s.<\/p>\n<p>These days kids must find their feet in a world where technology intrudes into every area of their life.<\/p>\n<p>I just can\u2019t let that go on anymore. So we\u2019re giving children their childhoods back. pic.twitter.com\/jn7iQrcwk8<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) June 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cEvery parent wants the best for their kids. That\u2019s what being a parent means. And for me, for my two kids, all I\u2019ve ever wanted is for them to be safe and for them to be happy, and the rest is up to them,\u201d he said. \u201cThese days, kids have to find their feet in a world that changes so quickly, where technology intrudes into every area of their lives, and we know that harms them.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Starmer admitted the proposal is a \u201cbig step\u201d and \u201cnot an easy thing to do.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s fair to say that this decision has been resisted, and it will face resistance from some of the most powerful companies in the world, but we will take them on, and we will win, because the need for action could not be any clearer,\u201d Starmer said. \u201cSocial media is making our children unhappy and unsafe, and as a parent, as much as a Prime Minister, I just cannot let that go on any more.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Immediately, YouTube and Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, pushed back and warned against unintended consequences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=306\">One Major Cost Is Falling Fast After Trump\u2019s Middle East Breakthrough<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBlanket bans push kids out of curated, supervised, and beneficial online experiences and toward anonymous, less-safe services,\u201d a YouTube spokesman said, according to the Associated Press, arguing that such a ban could drive teens to platforms that lack parental controls and other safety features.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The British government<\/span> cited a nationwide consultation that garnered over<span> 116,000 submissions from parents, children, and experts, with overwhelming support for the crackdown. According to the government, nine out of ten parents said they support a social media ban for children under 16.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nigel Farage, leader of the Right-wing Reform UK party, raised questions about whether the proposed ban would be effective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhilst the social media ban is well-intentioned, it\u2019s unlikely to work given the mass adoption of VPNs. It will also mean the introduction of Digital ID via the back door,\u201d he said. \u201cThe real answer here is handsets for children with limited features.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If enacted, the ban would follow similar measures adopted in Australia and reflect a growing global push to restrict minors\u2019 access to social media. <\/span><span>France<\/span><span> and <\/span><span>Norway<\/span><span> have also moved to tighten rules for young users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The movement is gaining traction in parts of the United States as well, with several <\/span><span>states and school districts<\/span><span> passing laws that restrict cellphone use in classrooms. It remains unclear whether a full-scale ban, as seen in Europe and Australia, would pass constitutional muster in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Across the pond, however, kids appear to be dreading the looming ban.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou\u2019re going to have a lot more time to fill. What will you do?\u201d a reporter asked a student.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cStare at a wall,\u201d she replied.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\ud83d\udea8 WATCH: School children react to the UK social media ban for under-16s live on BBC News pic.twitter.com\/BC9NSegMrf<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=305\">One Major Cost Is Falling Fast After Trump Announces Iran Peace Deal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) June 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that his government plans to pursue a social media ban for children under 16, aligning Britain with Australia and other countries that have moved to tighten regulations on major technology platforms.Starmer said the government plans to introduce the legislation in Parliament before Christmas, paving the way for the ban to take effect in early 2027. The restrictions would cover platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, and other streaming and social media services.\u00a0Messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Signal will be exempt from the ban, according to the government. The restrictions also will not apply to educational services or music-streaming platforms.In a social media video, the embattled and historically unpopular prime minister argued the ban is about improving the lives of children.\u00a0We are banning social media access for under 16s.These days kids must find their feet in a world where technology intrudes into every area of their life.I just can\u2019t let that go on anymore. So we\u2019re giving children their childhoods back. pic.twitter.com\/jn7iQrcwk8\u2014 Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) June 15, 2026\u201cEvery parent wants the best for their kids. That\u2019s what being a parent means. And for me, for my two kids, all I\u2019ve ever wanted is for them to be safe and for them to be happy, and the rest is up to them,\u201d he said. \u201cThese days, kids have to find their feet in a world that changes so quickly, where technology intrudes into every area of their lives, and we know that harms them.\u201d\u00a0Starmer admitted the proposal is a \u201cbig step\u201d and \u201cnot an easy thing to do.\u201d\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s fair to say that this decision has been resisted, and it will face resistance from some of the most powerful companies in the world, but we will take them on, and we will win, because the need for action could not be any clearer,\u201d Starmer said. \u201cSocial media is making our children unhappy and unsafe, and as a parent, as much as a Prime Minister, I just cannot let that go on any more.\u201d\u00a0Immediately, YouTube and Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, pushed back and warned against unintended consequences.\u00a0\u201cBlanket bans push kids out of curated, supervised, and beneficial online experiences and toward anonymous, less-safe services,\u201d a YouTube spokesman said, according to the Associated Press, arguing that such a ban could drive teens to platforms that lack parental controls and other safety features.The British government cited a nationwide consultation that garnered over 116,000 submissions from parents, children, and experts, with overwhelming support for the crackdown. According to the government, nine out of ten parents said they support a social media ban for children under 16.\u00a0Nigel Farage, leader of the Right-wing Reform UK party, raised questions about whether the proposed ban would be effective.\u201cWhilst the social media ban is well-intentioned, it\u2019s unlikely to work given the mass adoption of VPNs. It will also mean the introduction of Digital ID via the back door,\u201d he said. \u201cThe real answer here is handsets for children with limited features.\u201d\u00a0If enacted, the ban would follow similar measures adopted in Australia and reflect a growing global push to restrict minors\u2019 access to social media. France and Norway have also moved to tighten rules for young users.The movement is gaining traction in parts of the United States as well, with several states and school districts passing laws that restrict cellphone use in classrooms. It remains unclear whether a full-scale ban, as seen in Europe and Australia, would pass constitutional muster in the United States.Across the pond, however, kids appear to be dreading the looming ban.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re going to have a lot more time to fill. What will you do?\u201d a reporter asked a student.\u201cStare at a wall,\u201d she replied.\ud83d\udea8 WATCH: School children react to the UK social media ban for under-16s live on BBC News pic.twitter.com\/BC9NSegMrf\u2014 Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) June 15, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Millions Of Kids Could Soon Be Banned From TikTok And YouTube - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=310\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Millions Of Kids Could Soon Be Banned From TikTok And YouTube - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that his government plans to pursue a social media ban for children under 16, aligning Britain with Australia and other countries that have moved to tighten regulations on major technology platforms.Starmer said the government plans to introduce the legislation in Parliament before Christmas, paving the way for the ban to take effect in early 2027. The restrictions would cover platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, and other streaming and social media services.\u00a0Messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Signal will be exempt from the ban, according to the government. The restrictions also will not apply to educational services or music-streaming platforms.In a social media video, the embattled and historically unpopular prime minister argued the ban is about improving the lives of children.\u00a0We are banning social media access for under 16s.These days kids must find their feet in a world where technology intrudes into every area of their life.I just can\u2019t let that go on anymore. So we\u2019re giving children their childhoods back. pic.twitter.com\/jn7iQrcwk8\u2014 Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) June 15, 2026\u201cEvery parent wants the best for their kids. That\u2019s what being a parent means. And for me, for my two kids, all I\u2019ve ever wanted is for them to be safe and for them to be happy, and the rest is up to them,\u201d he said. \u201cThese days, kids have to find their feet in a world that changes so quickly, where technology intrudes into every area of their lives, and we know that harms them.\u201d\u00a0Starmer admitted the proposal is a \u201cbig step\u201d and \u201cnot an easy thing to do.\u201d\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s fair to say that this decision has been resisted, and it will face resistance from some of the most powerful companies in the world, but we will take them on, and we will win, because the need for action could not be any clearer,\u201d Starmer said. \u201cSocial media is making our children unhappy and unsafe, and as a parent, as much as a Prime Minister, I just cannot let that go on any more.\u201d\u00a0Immediately, YouTube and Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, pushed back and warned against unintended consequences.\u00a0\u201cBlanket bans push kids out of curated, supervised, and beneficial online experiences and toward anonymous, less-safe services,\u201d a YouTube spokesman said, according to the Associated Press, arguing that such a ban could drive teens to platforms that lack parental controls and other safety features.The British government cited a nationwide consultation that garnered over 116,000 submissions from parents, children, and experts, with overwhelming support for the crackdown. According to the government, nine out of ten parents said they support a social media ban for children under 16.\u00a0Nigel Farage, leader of the Right-wing Reform UK party, raised questions about whether the proposed ban would be effective.\u201cWhilst the social media ban is well-intentioned, it\u2019s unlikely to work given the mass adoption of VPNs. It will also mean the introduction of Digital ID via the back door,\u201d he said. \u201cThe real answer here is handsets for children with limited features.\u201d\u00a0If enacted, the ban would follow similar measures adopted in Australia and reflect a growing global push to restrict minors\u2019 access to social media. France and Norway have also moved to tighten rules for young users.The movement is gaining traction in parts of the United States as well, with several states and school districts passing laws that restrict cellphone use in classrooms. It remains unclear whether a full-scale ban, as seen in Europe and Australia, would pass constitutional muster in the United States.Across the pond, however, kids appear to be dreading the looming ban.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re going to have a lot more time to fill. 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