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UK government's opt-out social media curfew for teens draws criticism from teenagers
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UK government's opt-out social media curfew for teens draws criticism from teenagers
The UK government has proposed a midnight-to-6am social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds that is opt-out by default, and teenagers have expressed skepticism.
- From next spring, the curfew will be enabled by default but users can override it via account settings.
- The government also plans to require platforms to disable autoplay and infinite scroll for this age group.
- Harvey, 16, said the opt-out renders the curfew meaningless and raised concerns about age verification harming anonymity.
- Alex, 16, called the curfew "ridiculous," noting that 16-year-olds can legally work and live independently in Scotland.
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