UK proposes overnight social media limits for 16 and 17-year-olds

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UK proposes overnight social media limits for 16 and 17-year-olds

BBC Technology · 2 hours ago

The UK government has proposed a default overnight social media curfew for 16 and 17-year-olds, which would block apps such as Instagram, TikTok and YouTube from midnight until 06:00 unless teenagers choose to switch the setting off. Ministers say the change, alongside disabling features such as auto-play and infinite scroll by default, is intended to…

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