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Sali Hughes on beauty: will social media bans for teens mean the return of grownup skincare?

Soon it will be harder for the beauty industry to aggressively market at children, hopefully spelling the end of gimmicky, ineffective kiddie makeup This summer’s announcement that under-16s will soon be banned from some social media platforms and, more recently, that 16- and 17-year-olds will face a digital curfew, strikes me as a good and sensible decision. It also has unignorable benefits for beauty consumers who

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The Guardian
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England / United Kingdom
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19 Aug 2026, 09:00 UTC
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Sali Hughes
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Social media
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Soon it will be harder for the beauty industry to aggressively market at children, hopefully spelling the end of gimmicky, ineffective kiddie makeup This summer’s announcement that under-16s will soon be banned from some social media platforms and, more recently, that 16- and 17-year-olds will face a digital curfew, strikes me as a good and sensible decision. It also has unignorable benefits for beauty consumers who
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    Sali Hughes on beauty: will social media bans for teens mean the return of grownup skincare?

    Soon it will be harder for the beauty industry to aggressively market at children, hopefully spelling the end of gimmicky, ineffective kiddie makeup This summer’s announcement that under-16s will soon be banned from some social media platforms and, more recently, that 16- and 17-year-olds will face a digital curfew, strikes me as a good and sensible decision. It also has unignorable benefits for beauty consumers who

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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
  • publisher category Beauty rss-category
  • publisher category Life and style rss-category
  • publisher category Makeup rss-category
  • publisher category Skincare rss-category
  • publisher category Social media rss-category
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