UK to lay out social media curbs for 16 and 17 year-olds
The UK government is introducing new social media restrictions for 16 and 17-year-olds, including proposed overnight curfews and limits on infinite scrolling.
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The United Kingdom is preparing to implement measures targeting social media usage among teenagers aged 16 and 17. The proposed regulations include an overnight curfew and the removal of infinite scrolling features on platforms.
Coverage from Sky News, The Times, The Seattle Times, The Guardian, and politico.eu details that the curfew is intended to be voluntary. Officials have stated that even curfews with opt-out mechanisms remain functional policy tools.
Future developments depend on the formal rollout of these guidelines. It remains to be seen how platforms will integrate these specific constraints and what level of participation will be seen among the target age group.
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Quick answers
Who is affected by the proposed rules?
The measures specifically target teenagers aged 16 and 17.
Are these curfews mandatory?
Reports from The Seattle Times and The Guardian describe the proposed overnight curfew as voluntary.
Will infinite scrolling be banned?
Sky News reports that the government plans to restrict infinite scrolling features for this age demographic.
Coverage (8)
- UK plans default midnight social media curfew for teens aged 16-17 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 teenagers to face social media curfew and no infinite scrolling Sky News · 1d ago
- Minister: Social media curfews that can be switched off aren’t pointless The Times · 1d ago
- UK unveils plans for voluntary overnight social media curfew for older teens The Seattle Times · 1d ago
- UK 16- and 17-year-olds to be encouraged to follow midnight social media curfew The Guardian · 1d ago
- UK to lay out social media curbs for 16 and 17 year-olds politico.eu · 1d ago
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