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Nandy says children’s social media ban only ‘staging post’ in online safety drive.

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UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy said the government's online safety crackdown will continue beyond banning under-16s from social media platforms, calling the ban a staging post.

Why it matters: It signals that technology firms should expect further UK regulation of online safety.

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“Exclusive: Culture secretary says UK will crack down further and be ‘pioneer of tech as a force for good’ Lisa Nandy has warned technology firms that the government’s online safety crackdown is not finished, saying that banning under-16s from social media…”
Guardian Technology, 30 Sept 2026, 05:00.

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