UK plans default midnight social media curfew for teens aged 16-17
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"UK plans default midnight social media curfew for teens aged 16-17" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 5 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, politico.eu, The Guardian and Financial Times. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (6)
- UK unveils plans for social media curfew for older teens AP News · 7h ago
- UK unveils plans for voluntary overnight social media curfew for older teens Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · 7h ago
- Keir Starmer leaves Andy Burnham to figure out kids’ social media ban politico.eu · 7h ago
- 'What's the point?' teenagers give their verdict on Britain's social media curfew The Guardian · 7h ago
- UK 16- and 17-year-olds to be encouraged to follow midnight social media curfew The Guardian · 20h ago
- UK teenagers face midnight curfew on using social media platforms Financial Times · 20h ago broke it first
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