UK to introduce midnight social media curfew for teens aged 16, 17 [Courtesy/Freepik]
The UK government has unveiled plans to introduce an overnight social media curfew for older teenagers as part of a sweeping crackdown on addictive online features.
Under the new proposals announced by Technology Secretary Liz Kendall, default settings will block 16 and 17-year-olds from accessing social media platforms between midnight and 6 am.
According to Reuters reporting, the overnight restriction is designed to protect older teenagers from the negative impacts of late-night scrolling without completely blocking their access.
Along with the voluntary curfew, platforms will be required to turn off high-risk features such as infinite scrolling, autoplay videos, and algorithmic feeds by default for users under 18.
