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Oscar Hornstein @ UK Tech News 3 place · 02/27/2026 07:01 EDT

Majority support youth social media ban but doubts remain

The vast majority of the British public would support a ban on social media for under-16s, according to a new survey from The Harris Poll UK. According to the group’s survey of 1,000 UK adults, as many as 78% were supportive of a ban, similar to legislation brought in by Australia that came into effect ...

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