Should the US impose a teen social media ban like the UK?

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The UK is imposing a social media ban for children under the age of 16. British politicians say they will provide an update on further restrictions like potential curfews and curbing of "addictive" features like infinite scroll and AI chatbots, in July.

The BBC spoke to Americans of different ages about the UK ban and if they would support a similar one in the US.

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