The UK is going to bring new regulations to use social media to reduce online addiction of children and teenagers. This time, the government of the country has planned to impose restrictions on the use of social media including Instagram, Facebook and other social media for the 16th and 17th year.
On Tuesday (July 14), the UK government learned that the online practice of the youth could have a negative impact on sleep, sexual and mental well-being—as part of the control of the online practice, the initiative to launch a curfew using social media from 12:00 am to 6 am has been taken.
The new system will have some settings by default in the account of 16 and 17 years old users, which limit the addictive features that are limited to scrolling over the extra amount of time, but users can change these settings if they want.
According to a section of the critics, if there is an opportunity to change the user's will, the effectiveness of this initiative may be questioned, while the new implementation method has not yet been published in detail.
Earlier last month, the UK government announced a ban on the use of social media including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook for the under 16-year-olds, which came into effect in early 2027.
UK Technology Minister Liz Kendall said the new move aims to ensure adequate sleep for youth, education Focusing on activities and creating opportunities for meaningful time with family and friends.
Meanwhile, the new plan has also been said to bring out the use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, which are planned to use these platforms for users under 18.
The government has welcomed the initiative of the government to work on child rights, but it may be helpful to reduce the risk of online risk to youth, but some organizations have warned that teenagers may try to use the Internet in a more unsafe way due to excessive disinfection.
