The UK is banning social media for children under 16, the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced in his speech from 10 Downing Street on Monday. He cited mental health concerns, addiction, and bullying as a few of the reasons behind the decision and claims that the decision will give children their “childhoods back". According to a BBC report, social media platforms like Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and the microblogging platform X will be part of the ban, keeping instant messaging services like WhatsApp and Signal out of the list.