UK to lay out social media curbs for 16 and 17 year-olds
The UK government is proposing midnight social media curfews and restrictions on infinite scrolling for 16- and 17-year-olds.
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The brief
The UK is planning to introduce social media curbs specifically targeting 16- and 17-year-olds. Proposed measures include a default midnight curfew and limits placed on infinite scrolling features.
Coverage from Reuters, CNBC, and NBC News emphasizes that the overnight curfew is intended to be voluntary. The Times reports a minister's assertion that curfews which can be switched off are not pointless.
Further details are expected as the UK lays out the specific frameworks for these curbs according to Politico.
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Quick answers
Who is affected by these proposed curbs?
The plans specifically target 16- and 17-year-olds in the UK.
What specific features might be limited?
Proposals include a midnight social media curfew and limits to infinite scrolling.
Are the curfews mandatory?
NBC News describes the plans as a voluntary overnight social media curfew.
Coverage (7)
- UK teenagers to face social media curfew and no infinite scrolling Sky News · 1d ago
- Midnight social media curfew proposed for UK teens aged 16 and 17 BBC · 1d ago
- Minister: Social media curfews that can be switched off aren’t pointless The Times · 1d ago
- UK plans default midnight social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds Reuters · 1d ago
- Midnight social media curfew and limits to infinite scrolling proposed for older UK teens CNBC · 1d ago
- U.K. unveils plans for voluntary overnight social media curfew for older teens NBC News · 1d ago
- UK to lay out social media curbs for 16 and 17 year-olds politico.eu · 1d ago
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