Latest government measure aimed at curbing digital harm comes after under-16 social media ban announced 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.

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.

LONDON, United Kingdom — Most teenagers would opt out of a UK government plan to impose social media curfews on older ...

Plans have been unveiled for a first-of-its-kind overnight social media curfew for older teens in the UK. The news follows the full ban for under 16s that was announced last month, the second of its ...

By Muvija M LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - 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 ...

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 ...

A teenager looks at her mobile phone in London, Monday, June 15, 2026. FILE - A 12-year-old boy plays with his personal phone outside school in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, June 17, 2024. A teenager ...