‘What’s the point?’ Teenagers give their verdict on Britain’s social media curfew

All 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...

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What happened: All 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...

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Source attribution: The Guardian Technology via theguardian.com. Original report: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/15/teenagers-verdic-britain-social-media-curfew-ban-whats-the-point