Britain plans default midnight social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds
- LONDON - Britain will introduce a default overnight curfew on social media apps for 16- and 17-year-olds, the government said, adding new restrictions for older teenagers to its plan to introduce a sweeping ban on social media for under-16s.
- Affected users would be blocked from using apps between midnight and 6am unless they change the default setting.
- Features designed to keep users scrolling for longer, including videos that automatically play one after another, would also be switched off by default.
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- LONDON - Britain will introduce a default overnight curfew on social media apps for 16- and 17-year-olds, the government said, adding new restrictions for older teenagers to its plan to introduce a sweeping ban on social media for under-16s.
- Affected users would be blocked from using apps between midnight and 6am unless they change the default setting.
- Features designed to keep users scrolling for longer, including videos that automatically play one after another, would also be switched off by default.
Sources: Straitstimes