LONDON (AP) – The British government announced plans Wednesday to introduce a six-hour social media curfew from midnight for 16- and 17-year-olds – though they will be able to override the proposed default setting.In its latest attempt to reduce the risks of online harm for children, Britain's Labour government also said that features that can keep users scrolling for longer, such as videos that automatically play one after another, will also be switched off by default for older teenagers.

Afin de protéger les jeunes, le gouvernement britannique va mettre en place un couvre-feu (entre minuit et 6h) sur les réseaux sociaux pour les adolescents de 16 et 17 ans, ainsi…

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

The changes will see default settings prevent access for older 16 and 17-year-olds between midnight and 6am

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

Cette nouvelle mesure vient compléter l’interdiction des réseaux aux moins de 16 ans annoncée en juin.

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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.

Großbritannien will Kinder und Jugendliche unter 16 Jahren von sozialen Medien fernhalten. Wenn es nach der Regierung geht, sollen auch ältere Jugendliche zumindest nachts keine…

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…