London mayor backs a social-media ban for under-16s

Published by Albis · 3 Jun 2026

Child online-safety regulation in London can influence UK-wide and wider democratic policy agendas

• • Child online-safety regulation in London can influence UK-wide and wider democratic policy agendas.
• • UK backs a social-media ban for under-16s.
• • The loud frame and the material consequences are not pointing to the same story UK and Europe sit near the centre of that divide.
• • Report what the loudest frame misses through concrete source differences.