Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/2 Next image Previous image Toggle caption From next spring, 16- and 17-year-olds will be urged to refrain from using certain apps, with a block being switched on by default. Photograph: Cultura/Alamy View image in fullscreen From next spring, 16- and 17-year-olds will be urged to refrain from using certain apps, with a block being switched on by default. Photograph: Cultura/Alamy ‘What’s the point?’ Teenagers give their verdict on Britain’s social media curfewAll the young people the Guardian spoke to disagreed with aspects of the government’s proposed block Sixteen- and 17-year-olds in Britain are to be encouraged to observe a midnight to 6am social media curfew but will be able to opt out by changing their account settings.From next spring, they will be urged to refrain from using certain apps, with the block being switched on by default. But the curfew will not be mandatory and can be overridden.The government also wants “addictive” features such as autoplay and infinite scroll to be disabled in the latest stage of its efforts “to protect the next generation” from online harms.We spoke to 16- and 17-year-olds about the social media curfew proposals and what they thought about them. Here are some of their responses. 10:41 Social media curfew for teens: is it pointless? – The Latest‘I…
Published: July 15, 2026 4:20 pm
Source: The Guardian — Read original