{"id":361355,"date":"2026-07-15T13:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/teenagers-to-face-overnight-social-media-curfew-and-infinite-scrolling-shut-down\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T13:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:00:22","slug":"teenagers-to-face-overnight-social-media-curfew-and-infinite-scrolling-shut-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/teenagers-to-face-overnight-social-media-curfew-and-infinite-scrolling-shut-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenagers to face overnight social media curfew and infinite scrolling shut-down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/4hLi0ZBKj_4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Teenagers to face overnight social media curfew and infinite scrolling shut-down\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4hLi0ZBKj_4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sixteen and 17-year-olds will face a voluntary overnight social media curfew, the shut-down of infinite scrolling and breaks in AI chatbot use under plans announced by Technology Secretary Liz Kendall.<\/p>\n<p>The changes, part of the government\u2019s wider restrictions on social media for children, will see default settings prevent access for older teenagers between midnight\u202fand\u202f6am.<\/p>\n<p>Features that keep users hooked, such as never-ending video reels and algorithmic feeds, will be automatically turned off.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics questioned the effectiveness of the measures given teenagers aged 16 and 17 will be able to switch off these default settings.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sixteen and 17-year-olds will face a voluntary overnight social media curfew, the shut-down of infinite scrolling and breaks in AI chatbot use under plans announced by Technology Secretary Liz Kendall. 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