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Change description : 2026-06-15 15:48:00: An update to question 4 on live streaming and stranger communication. [Guidance and regulation]

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Guidance

Fact sheet: New rules to protect children online

The UK government will ban social media for under 16s.

From:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Published
15 June 2026
Last updated
15 June 2026 — See all updates

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Fact sheet: New rules to protect children online

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Social media to be banned for under 16s, as well as certain harmful features on online services like livestreaming and strangers contacting children will be restricted for under 18s.

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Published 15 June 2026
Last updated 15 June 2026 — Show all updates

  1. An update to question 4 on live streaming and stranger communication.

  2. First published.

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2026-06-15 15:48
An update to question 4 on live streaming and stranger communication.

2026-06-15 10:08
First published.