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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Camilla Foster

‘Addictive’ scrolling to be disabled in social media crackdown. Here’s why

Children aged 16 and 17 years old will face a social media curfew, the automatic shutdown of infinite scrolling and breaks in AI chatbot use under new plans.

The changes, announced by Technology Secretary Liz Kendall as part of wider restrictions on social media for children, will see default settings prevent access for older teenagers between midnight and 6am.

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