Britain plots digital bedtime after kicking under-16s off social media
UK plans to go further than Australia, while also targeting stranger contact, livestreaming, and addictive platform features
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); personal tech Britain plots digital bedtime after kicking under-16s off social media UK plans to go further than Australia, while also targeting stranger contact, livestreaming, and addictive platform features Carly Page Carly Page Published mon 15 Jun 2026 // 10:14 UTC The UK government is preparing to kick under-16s off social media and clamp down on a range of online features aimed at children, declaring that Big Tech has had its chance to police itself and failed.Prime Minister Keir…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at theregister.