Age verification means that the sector’s biggest players will now have access to information that will only make them richer and more powerful This week, the UK announced a wide-ranging ban on social media that will soon block users from communicating or accessing information on apps such as X, I...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/19/uk-social-media-ban-under-16s-big-tech-age-verification)