Under-16s to be banned from TikTok, YouTube and other social media by next spring, Starmer says

Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X will be among the platforms banned by spring 2027, the government says.

How old are you really? Inside Roblox’s new campaign to verify user ages

Roblox gave NBC News an exclusive look at the biometric age-checking tool that, starting this month, will be used to place ...

Roblox exec says ticking a box for age verification is ‘not enough anymore’

Kids weren’t able to fool Roblox’s video selfie age checks in a demo with NBC News.

Roblox rolling out new safety features aimed at protecting young users

The company behind the popular gaming platform Roblox says that hundreds of millions of people around the world play it each day, describing itself as a digital universe where users can socialize, ...

Full list of social media platforms that will be banned for under-16s

Sir Keir Starmer announced today that children under 16 will be banned from using social media, following in Australia’s ...