The UK government has mandated age minimums for social media platforms including Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
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Updated Jun 18
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What happened
The UK government has mandated age minimums for social media platforms including Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.UK implements a minimum age of 16 for social media users, following the Australian example.1 source
UK government mandates age minimums for major social media platforms.1 source
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The entities involved
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Instagram
photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta Platforms
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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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