UK plans teen-focused social media curbs, autoplay defaults and curfews
TL;DR
The UK government is set to unveil proposals to curb 16- and 17-year-olds’ social media use, including turning autoplay off by default and standard overnight curfews, as part of a broader package that also bans social media for under-16s; details on what counts as social media and platform scope remain undecided, raising concerns about potential inclusion of smaller sites like Wikipedia.
Topics:worldtechnology#16-17-year-olds#autoplay#overnight-curfews#social-media#technology#uk-government-policy
- UK to lay out social media curbs for 16 and 17 year-olds politico.eu
- UK 16- and 17-year-olds to be encouraged to follow midnight social media curfew The Guardian
- UK unveils plans for voluntary overnight social media curfew for older teens The Seattle Times
- Minister: Social media curfews that can be switched off aren’t pointless The Times
- UK teenagers to face social media curfew and no infinite scrolling - but can switch it off Sky News
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