# UK social media ban could lock out more than 100,000 teenagers without ID

https://mins.news/en/item/120879

- The Guardian, 2026-10-29 13:45 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/29/id-social-media-ban-snapchat-tiktok-teenagers

> The UK plans to introduce a ban on under-16s using social media next spring. Ofcom says about 150,000 16- and 17-year-olds lack a passport or driving licence, which may be needed to access age-restricted platforms, and warns that some children will try to evade the rules.

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