The Prime Minister is due to announce plans on Monday to introduce social media curfews for 16 and 17 year olds. The measure is presented as part of broader, long-awaited efforts to reduce harm to young people from online environments. Ahead of the announcement, the proposals are being met with calls for further action, with Sir Keir Starmer urging that social media curfews alone may not be sufficient to protect youngsters. The reporting also indicates that public discussion around the policy includes criticism of the government’s timeline, with Amanda Holden questioning whether the Prime Minister has been “dithering.”
Across the available accounts, the focus remains on a specific age-based restriction on social media use and its role within a wider strategy. The sources do not provide additional detail on enforcement, the exact hours of any curfew, or how the policy will be implemented, but they agree on the central point: curfews for 16 and 17 year olds are due to be announced by the Prime Minister on Monday as part of attempts to safeguard minors online.
