UK social media ban could impact video game platforms
UK online safety minister Kanishka Narayan is considering extending a potential social media ban for children to video game platforms, citing concerns about online interactions between minors and adults. This discussion comes as the UK government explores policies to protect young people online, with specific worries raised about features in games like Roblox and Fortnite that allow user-to-user communication. Officials are weighing the effectiveness and potential harms of such restrictions, drawing parallels to Australia's social media ban.
- Entities
- Person: Kanishka Narayan
- Game: Roblox
- Topic: Child Protection
- Topic: Online Safety
- Company: Meta
- Person: Keir Starmer
- Topic: Regulation
- Game: Fortnite
- Person: Rachel de Souza
- Person: Nicola Killean
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