Teenagers overwhelmingly likely to turn off optional social media curfews – poll

Christopher McKeon, Press Association Political Correspondent Most teenagers intend to opt out of the Government’s planned social media curfews, polling has suggested. Sir Keir Starmer unveiled plans for a voluntary curfew for 16 and 17-year-olds in his final weeks in office. The curfew would prevent teenagers accessin

Most teenagers would opt out of a U.K. government plan to impose social media curfews between midnight and 6 a.m. on older teenagers, according to a poll.

The curfew would be enabled by default settings on accounts for children aged 16 and 17.

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Youngsters aged 16- and 17-years-old will face an automatic block from accessing platforms from midnight to 6am - but research shows they plan to switch the curfew off next spring

The research by Censuswide found 84.6% of 16 to 18-year-olds said they would opt out of the proposed curfews.

The research by Censuswide found 84.6% of 16 to 18-year-olds said they would opt out of the proposed curfews.

The research by Censuswide found 84.6% of 16 to 18-year-olds said they would opt out of the proposed curfews.