Midnight social media curfew proposed for UK teens aged 16 and 17

The government also wants "addictive" features such as auto-play and infinite scroll to be set to be disabled, saying - combined with the curfew - the measures will improve teenagers' focus, sleep quality and family life.

Older teenagers in the UK will face an overnight social media curfew, the government has announced - though they will be able to opt out of it by changing their account settings.'Dog's dinner'Online safety minister Kanishka Narayan defended the action the government had taken, saying on BBC One's Breakfast programme the combination of the curfew and limiting auto-play features meant that "Britain is already going to be the most robust place in the world when it comes to regulating" tech companies.