Claims: The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech | Taylor Lorenz

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1. title: The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech | Taylor Lorenz (alleges; supported) Source
2. url: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/19/uk-social-media-ban-under-16s-big-tech-age-verification (alleges; supported) Source
3. summary: Age verification means that the sector’s biggest players will now have access to information that will only make them richer and more powerful 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 X, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat unless they prove that they’re over the age of 16. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, called the policy “ a line in the sand ”. “Tech giants had their chan… (alleges; supported) Source
4. published: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:27:00 GMT (alleges; supported) Source