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.

Teens will be able to opt out of the restrictions - campaigners have criticised them as being piecemeal.

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

Most teenagers would opt out of a UK government plan to impose social media curfews on older teenagers, according to a poll ...

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.

LONDON — 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 social media ...

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 ...

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 ...