Politics July 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM

Teenagers to face overnight social media curfew and infinite scrolling shut-down

The Independent Politics

Sixteen and 17-year-olds will be able to turn off the default settings, leading critics to question the plans’ effectiveness.

Ms Reeves also said Britain’s economy had ‘beaten the odds’ under her stewardship

The changes will see default settings prevent access for older 16 and 17-year-olds between midnight and 6am

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