UK Social Media Ban: A 70% Failure Rate Awaits

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The Policy That Sounds Better Than It Works

The UK just announced the most aggressive social media restriction in Western history. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government will ban under-16s from using TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook, and X, with enforcement expected by spring 2027. The stated goal is to "give kids their childhood back."

I think this is fundamentally misguided—not because protecting children online is wrong, but because the mechanism is destined to fail while creating surveillance infrastructure that affects everyone.