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Government's social media curfew for 16 and 17 year olds puts parents back in charge

The UK government proposes a default midnight to 6am social media curfew for 16 and 17 year olds with an opt-out option and disabled auto-play and infinite scroll.

Olivia Evans

15 JUL · 4 min read

Another half-baked curfew for teens who can just switch it off

UK government plans default midnight to 6am block on social media for 16 and 17 year olds with opt-out via account settings

Hugo Brown

15 JUL · 3 min read

Teenagers sleep better without social media

Teenagers in a Bristol school experiment slept better, felt calmer and concentrated more after avoiding TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat for one week.

Liam Smith

14 JUL · 3 min read