These measures will transition kids to full social media access after graduating from the social media ban for under-16s.

Teenagers will face a default midnight social media curfew and stripped-back social media feeds under Labour’s latest crackdown

Liz Kendall said infinite scrolling - where a user's feed continuously loads - will be switched off for 16 and 17-year-olds group, while overnight curfews from midnight to 6am…

LONDON, July 15 : Older teenagers in Britain will have to switch the settings on social media apps to be able to use them after midnight under new safeguarding rules planned by…

The UK government announces a voluntary social media curfew for 16 and 17-year-olds, alongside limits on infinite scrolling and AI chatbot use. Learn more

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The UK government will implement an overnight social media curfew for teenagers aged sixteen and seventeen. This new measure aims to protect young people from addictive online…

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…

The UK government said Tuesday it will introduce an overnight social media curfew for children aged 16 and 17, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer last month announced an under-16…

LONDON, July 15 — The UK government said yesterday it will introduce an overnight social media curfew for children aged 16 and 17, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer last month...

The British government has announced plans for a six-hour social media curfew from midnight for 16- and 17-year-olds. They can override this default setting.

Older teenagers in the UK will face an overnight social media curfew, the government has announced, but critics say it won't achieve anything as the settings can be turned off.

Britain plans a default midnight social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds, extending restrictions as part of broader measures targeting underage access to online platforms.

These measures will transition kids to full social media access after graduating from the social media ban for under-16s.

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

The U.K. government has proposed a social media curfew for 16 and 17-year-olds alongside its pending ban for children under 16.

Teenagers aged 16 and 17 in the UK could soon face an overnight social media curfew under government proposals aimed at reducing excessive screen time and limiting exposure to…

The British government has announced plans for 16 and 17-year-olds to face a voluntary overnight social media curfew, its latest attempt to reduce online harm for children

The U.K. government has proposed new measures to protect older teens on social media, including a midnight curfew and a limit to infinite scrolling.

The planned restrictions come a month after the government unveiled a social media ban for under-16s.

Teens aged 16 and 17 will be blocked from social media by default midnight through 6 a.m. under online safery laws, but will be able switch it back on.