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Parliament is moving to pass bills banning social media platforms including TikTok, YouTube, and Snapchat, following a Prime Ministerial announcement.
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Updated Jul 21
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What happened
Parliament is moving to pass bills banning social media platforms including TikTok, YouTube, and Snapchat, following a Prime Ministerial announcement.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Parliament successfully passed the bill banning social media use.1 source
Parliament is considering restricting access to Instagram and TikTok.1 source
UK Parliament bills introduced to ban major social media platforms.1 source
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The entities involved
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parliament
legislative body of government
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TikTok
video-focused social media platform
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YouTube
American video-sharing platform owned by Alphabet Inc.
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Instagram
photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta Platforms
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- The legislative body, involving both the government and parliament, is facing scrutiny over tech policy failures related to social media bans.