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The UK government is moving to enforce an automatic midnight-to-6am curfew on social media platforms for teenagers aged 16 and 17, requiring users to manually disable the restriction to access apps outside these hours.
A UK government-commissioned study of 309 households found that teenagers who reduced social media use reported better sleep, concentration and mood. However, enforcing restrictions proved challenging as young people bypassed controls using alternative devices and VPNs.
Britain's culture minister is signalling a public-interest review of Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, but experts suggest the move aims to extract voluntary commitments on UK news and children's programming rather than block the transaction outright.