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Taylor Lorenz

The Guardian

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The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech

The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech

This week, the UK announced a wide-ranging ban on social media that will soon block users from communicating or accessing information on apps such as...

19.06.2026 10

The Guardian

Taylor Lorenz

The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all

Over the past year, more than two dozen countries around the world have proposed bans on social media use for vast swathes of their public. These...

02.03.2026 20

The Guardian

Taylor Lorenz

Madeline Horwath on life under our new AI overlords – cartoon

09.08.2025 10

The Guardian

Taylor Lorenz

The UK’s Online Safety Act is a licence for censorship – and the rest of the world is following suit

09.08.2025 30

The Guardian

Taylor Lorenz