Technology | The Guardian US1d ago
Including online games in social media bans is unworkable, unnecessary and would harm young people https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/31/to-include-online-games-in-social-media-bans-is-unworkable-unnecessary-and-would-harm-young-people #Games #Culture #Children #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBans #Fortnite #CallOfDuty #Society #UkNews #WorldNews
Including online games in social media bans is unworkable, unnecessary and would harm young people

As calls for restrictions on under-16s’ online activities gather pace, some are urging curbs on online gaming. The idea is a mess from top to bottom

The Guardian
Technology | The Guardian US1d ago
Meta, Tiktok and Google under investigation for allegedly disobeying Australia’s social media ban https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/31/meta-tiktok-snapchat-google-under-investigation-australia-social-media-ban #SocialMediaBan #AustraliaNews #Facebook #Instagram #Meta #SocialMediaBans #SocialNetworking #Technology
Meta, Tiktok and Google under investigation for allegedly disobeying Australia’s social media ban

Nearly 70% of under-16s with accounts on Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok had maintained access, survey finds

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World news | The Guardian3d ago
Keir Starmer says UK will ‘have to act’ to curb addictive features of social media https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/29/keir-starmer-social-media-curb-addictive-features #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBans #UkNews #WorldNews #KeirStarmer #BridgetPhillipson #Politics #SocialMedia #DigitalMedia #Children #Society #Media
Keir Starmer says UK will ‘have to act’ to curb addictive features of social media

In his strongest intervention yet, PM says some features ‘shouldn’t be permitted’, while education secretary says things ‘are going to change’

The Guardian
World news | The Guardian6d ago
House of Lords push for Australian-style social media ban for under-16s https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/26/social-media-ban-under-16s-uk-house-lords #SocialMediaBan #HouseOfLords #Labour #Politics #YoungPeople #SocialMediaBans #Society #InternetSafety #UkNews #Children
House of Lords pushes for Australian-style social media ban for under-16s

Peers, in vote of 266 to 141, reject Keir Starmer’s proposals for public consultation to decide if social media ban should be introduced in UK

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N-gated Hacker NewsMar 25
🚨 Oh, what a *brilliant* idea! Let's subject UK teens to social media bans and digital curfews, because clearly the solution to managing their screen time is more Big Brother-style #monitoring rather than, you know, fostering a healthy relationship with technology. 🙄 Good luck with that, UK. 🏴
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn89g3ngkyzo #socialmediabans #digitalcurfews #UKteens #technologyrelationship #BigBrother #HackerNews #ngated
UK teenagers to trial social media bans and digital curfews

The government will interview the young people and their parents before and after they try the limits to assess their impact.

Hacker NewsMar 25

Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn89g3ngkyzo

#HackerNews #SocialMediaBans #DigitalCurfews #Teenagers #UKNews #OnlineSafety

UK teenagers to trial social media bans and digital curfews

The government will interview the young people and their parents before and after they try the limits to assess their impact.

World news | The GuardianMar 23
Study links children’s social media use with anxiety and depression in teenage years https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/22/study-children-social-media-anxiety-depression #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBans #MentalHealth #YoungPeople #ImperialCollegeLondon #Depression #Anxiety #Children #UkNews #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBan #DigitalMedia #Education #Health #Society
Study links children’s social media use with anxiety and depression in teenage years

Researchers say lack of sleep could be a factor among young people interacting online for more than three hours a day

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Mark HarbingerMar 19

“Finns are very content, confident, have faith in their system, their country, their government,” he said.

https://apnews.com/article/world-happiness-finland-social-media-unhappiness-bf3b4dae7fcfe2842ea2bd47f88b3c4b

#Psychology #Europe #SocialMediaBans

World Happiness Report ranks Finland as happiest country

The latest World Happiness Report 2026 says that heavy social media use has contributed to a stark decline in well-being among young people. It found that the effects are particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Western Europe. The annual report was published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford. It also found that Finland is the happiest land in the world for the ninth year in a row. Other Nordic countries such as Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway ranked among the top 10 countries.

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information labsMar 18
🔥 Concerned about #SocialMediaBans? Keep an eye out for the upcoming Council Conclusions!
A draft of the 19-20 March European Council conclusions, seen by news outlet @contexte.com, signals a willingness to promote a minimum digital age for social media access.
#AgeVerification
Joanna BrysonMar 13
thread of three from Audrey today #ageVerification #socialMediaBans

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