[BIG TECH]■ STORY TIMELINE
UK UNDER-16 SOCIAL MEDIA BAN GIVES BIG TECH MORE POWER
The UK's newly announced social media ban for users under 16 requires age verification, a measure that critics say will concentrate user data in the hands of major tech companies rather than protect young people.
The Guardian — Technology+0m
Age verification means that the sector’s biggest players will now have access to information that will only make them ri…