Will a ban keep the UK’s kids off social media? – podcast

Governments around the world want to keep under-16s off YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. Australia has introduced a ban and now the UK is doing the same. Stephen Byrne and Chris Stokel-Walker report

Keir Starmer announced on Monday that he wanted to ban under-16s from social media. Parents were calling out for more controls he said. But their children ... well, their children have other ideas.

Snapchat, for example, is one of the best things that's happened to me," a 13-year-old tells Helen Pidd. I don't think adults understand, that is how we talk to our friends and fit in."