New Scientist

The social media ban is an experiment – here’s how it will be studied

The UK will ban children under 16 from social media by early next year, replicating a policy that came into effect in Australia in 2025. The move is intended to put children’s well-being ahead of ...
CBS News

U.K. announces plan to ban social media for children under 16

London — The United Kingdom is the latest country to announce plans to ban children under 16 from using social media apps. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that the U.K. would go even further ...
Reuters

How will the UK ban on social media for under 16s work?

LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would impose a ban on social media sites for children under 16 and restrictions on gaming and livestreaming platforms to "give ...
CNBC

UK declares under-16 social media ban to protect children, but experts warn of enforcement challenges

The U.K. will ban social media from offering services to under-16s, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday, The U.K. plans to model its approach on Australia's landmark legislation but will ...
Inc

The First Company-Wide AI Ban Just Hit My Inbox. Here’s What It Means

Over the weekend, I got a message from a tech company CEO outlining his total ban on AI across his organization. There are no exclusions. It is not limited to generative AI. It is not temporary. It is ...
The Conversation

Australian teens impacted by the social media ban are getting less news: new research

In the months leading up to the implementation of Australia’s social media ban in December 2025, there was much discussion about the possible negative consequences. Among these were concerns that ...
TechCrunch

Research repository ArXiv will ban authors for a year if they let AI do all the work

ArXiv, a widely used open repository for preprint research, is doing more to crack down on the careless use of large language models in scientific papers. Although papers are posted to the site before ...
New York Post

NY could ban common ingredient found in pizza and bagels over health concerns

New York’s iconic pizza and bagels may soon taste a little different as lawmakers move to strip out additives that can cause cancer and other health problems. The state Assembly on April 21 passed the ...
CNBC

Trump ban on investor homebuying may come at cost of a bigger real estate deal

To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo The Senate's ROAD to Housing Act has more than 40 provisions with rare bipartisan support aimed ...
Reason

Virginia's Impending 'Assault Firearm' Ban Is Logically and Constitutionally Dubious

Virginia is poised to become the 11th state with a ban on "assault weapons," an arbitrarily defined category of politically disfavored firearms. Senate Bill 749 makes it illegal to import, sell, or ...
The Atlantic

A Social-Media Ban Really Could Do a Lot of Good

Australia recently decided to try something ambitious. Starting late last year, all children under 16 have been banned from having accounts on social-media sites such as TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram ...
The New York Times

She Fought a Book Ban. She May Never Teach Again.

Summer Boismier, a high school English teacher in Oklahoma, lost her teaching license after she protested a book ban. Now she is fighting to return to the classroom. By Dana Goldstein Photographs by ...