UK ministers lobby Trump to avert backlash against social media ban
Summary
UK ministers are working to prevent a negative reaction from President Donald Trump and his administration over the UK’s new plan to limit social media use for children under 16. The UK plans to restrict several social media activities to protect children’s wellbeing, and officials have spent weeks explaining to the US that the rules are not targeting American tech companies.Key Facts
- The UK will ban children under 16 from using platforms like X, Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok in certain ways.
- The rules also stop under-16s from live-streaming and ban adults from contacting children on gaming sites without permission.
- Children under 18 cannot interact with “romantic” chatbots under the new rules.
- The UK is only the second country after Australia to impose such broad social media limits for children.
- UK ministers have reassured President Trump and his officials that the restrictions are to protect children, not to hurt US tech companies.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to discuss the rules with President Trump at the G7 summit.
- Elon Musk, who owns X, criticized the UK law, saying it could be used to track people.
- Additional measures, like social media curfews for older teenagers and possible new rules on VPNs, are being considered.
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