Will it protect children? Early next year, under-16s in Britain will be booted off social media. Advocates argue this will keep them safe, but others think their freedom is at stake.
UK announces under-16s social media ban
A new online life: Messaging apps like WhatsApp will still be allowed under new rules — but say goodbye to Instagram. Glossary
Prime minister - A prime minister is the head of government in a country with a parliamentary system.
Keir Starmer - The leader of the UK Labour Party since 2020 and British prime minister since July 2024.
Curfews - Occasions when closing down is enforced or movement is restricted. It originally applied to the extinguishing of fires in people's houses.
Conservative - Holding traditional values, and in a political context, favouring policies such as private ownership.
VPN - Virtual Private Network. It allows people to hide their identity online by masking their device's IP address. People can use VPNs to "relocate" themselves and browse the internet from any country.
Algorithms - Any set of rules followed by a computer. In the context of social media, “the algorithm” refers to the intelligent AI that learns the interests of the user and presents them with posts that it thinks will interest them.