{"id":23954,"date":"2026-07-15T20:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/whats-the-point-teenagers-give-their-verdict-on-britains-social-media-curfew\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T20:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:37:16","slug":"whats-the-point-teenagers-give-their-verdict-on-britains-social-media-curfew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/whats-the-point-teenagers-give-their-verdict-on-britains-social-media-curfew\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018What\u2019s the point?\u2019 Teenagers give their verdict on Britain\u2019s social media curfew"},"content":{"rendered":"

All the young people the Guardian spoke to disagreed with aspects of the government\u2019s proposed block<\/p>\n

Sixteen- and 17-year-olds in Britain are to be encouraged to observe a midnight to 6am social media curfew<\/a> but will be able to opt out by changing their account settings.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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\nAll the young people the Guardian spoke to disagreed with aspects of the government\u2019s proposed block
\nSixteen- 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.
\nFrom 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. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All the young people the Guardian spoke to disagreed with aspects of the government\u2019s 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 …<\/p>\n

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