UK social media ban for under-16s edges closer with Starmer expected to back it

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3. Instagram to alert parents over teens’ self-harm searches | The Standard

4. Instagram to alert parents on teen suicide searches as UK weighs social media ban | Reuters

5. Instagram to notify parents if teens search for suicide content | Sky

6. Instagram announces major change affecting teens and parents as PM to ban under-16s in crackdown | The Sun

Ministers will take another step towards banning social media for under-16s next week as they launch a consultation on the policy, with government insiders increasingly certain Keir Starmer will back the idea.