{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"RouteNote Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog","author_name":"Emily","author_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/author\/emily-howarth\/","title":"UK considers social media restrictions for under-16s - RouteNote Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"107s9pRXdV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/uk-considers-social-media-restrictions-for-under-16s\/\">UK considers social media restrictions for under-16s<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/uk-considers-social-media-restrictions-for-under-16s\/embed\/#?secret=107s9pRXdV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;UK considers social media restrictions for under-16s&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote Blog\" data-secret=\"107s9pRXdV\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cover.png","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"The UK is considering new social media restrictions for under-16s. Here\u2019s what could change for young users. The UK government is currently looking into whether under-16s should face stricter limits on social media, and possibly even a ban. While nothing has been confirmed yet, the conversation is gaining momentum, and it could have a big impact on how teenagers use platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat in the future. Right now, officials are exploring different ways to make social media safer for young people. Some of the ideas being discussed include stronger age verification, limits on certain features, or tighter..."}