The UK will banban/bæn/L1禁止to say that something is not allowed social mediasocial media/ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmiːdiə/L1社交媒体websites and apps where people share pictures, messages, and videos for kids under 16. This will happen in 2027. Apps like TikTok and Snapchat will be blockedblocked/blɒkt/L1被阻止的stopped from using or seeing something. The Prime Minister says this will keep children safesafe/seɪf/L1安全的not in danger; protected from harm. He wants to pass the law soon.
Some tech companiescompaniesL1为了培养技能或加深理解而完成的任务或解决的问题companies are not happy. They say a ban may pushpushL1施加力以使某物移动的行为。the act of applying force in order to move something away kids to unsafe places online. But many parents want the ban. They think it is a good step to protectprotect/prəˈtekt/L1保护；防护to keep someone or something from being hurt children.
MessagingmessagingL1通过计算机发送和处理电子邮件the sending and processing of e-mail by computer apps like WhatsApp will still work. But kids cannot use some featuresfeaturesL1特征features. For example, they cannot talk to strangersstrangersL1陌生人。strangers. The ban will help children grow up before they use social media.
