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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

UK government looking at social media ‘app caps’ for children, minister suggests

Girls using mobile phones
Kyle said new legislation on online safety being rolled out now could be strengthened further. Photograph: Deborah Lee Rossiter/Alamy

Ministers are looking at giving children an “app cap” or curfew to prevent them becoming addicted to social media, the technology secretary has indicated.

Peter Kyle, whose department is responsible for online safety, said he wanted to do more to protect children from excessive use of smartphones, and help them have a healthy relationship with technology.

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