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Social media curfew for teens: is it pointless? – The Latest

Sixteen- and 17-year-olds face an overnight social media curfew in an extension of the government’s social media ban for under-16s. Under the plan, aimed at reducing online harms, certain apps would be blocked by default from midnight to 6am. But the curfew will not be mandatory and teenagers can op...

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by Presented by Annie Kelly with Jessica Murray; produced by Angus Neale; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin; executive producer Zoe Hitch
Social media curfew for teens: is it pointless? – The Latest

Sixteen- and 17-year-olds face an overnight social media curfew in an extension of the government’s social media ban for under-16s. Under the plan, aimed at reducing online harms, certain apps would be blocked by default from midnight to 6am. But the curfew will not be mandatory and teenagers can opt out, so will it achieve anything? Annie Kelly speaks to social affairs correspondent Jessica Murray watch on YouTube

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Presented by Annie Kelly with Jessica Murray; produced by Angus Neale; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin; executive producer Zoe Hitch.

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