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

From next spring, 16- and 17-year-olds will be urged to refrain from using certain apps, with a block being switched on by default. Photograph: Cultura/Alamy

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 from using certain apps, with the block being switched on by default. But the curfew will not be mandatory and can be overridden.