Under-16s will be banned from social media from early 2027
Sites including Instagram, YouTube and TikTok will become inaccessible for millions of children, the prime minister has announced. Source link
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Social media ban – bold and blunt, but no silver bullet
The BBC’s technology editor Zoe Kleinman on the big changes coming down the line for young people online. Source link
The Download: cutting AC emissions, and nature’s drug designer
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These new solid-state ACs promise a cool future. Scientists aren’t so sure.
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What is the UK social media ban for under-16s?
The measures will see apps including TikTok and Snapchat blocked for UK teens early in 2027. Source link
Elon Musk's stratospheric rise to trillionaire status – in charts
The BBC breaks down how the tech mogul’s fortune has grown. Source link
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