Social media CURFEW for 16 and 17-year-olds on the horizon in new UK government plans

Britain will be the safest place for children to be online, a minister has said as the Government announced plans to introduce voluntary social media curfews for teenagers.

Plans unveiled on Wednesday will see 16 and 17-year-olds prevented from accessing social media sites between midnight and 6am by default.

The measures, announced by Technology Secretary Liz Kendall, will also see addictive features such as auto-scrolling and algorithmic feeds turned off.

On top of the social media ban for under-16s announced by Sir Keir Starmer last month, online safety minister Kanishka Narayan said the plans show the UK is “firmly on the side of” parents and families.

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