> Children and parents to pilot social media bans, time limits and curfews at home, as government tests next steps to give UK kids their childhood back

Yeesh.

I look forward to reading the research ethics approval for this.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/children-and-parents-to-pilot-social-media-bans-time-limits-and-curfews-at-home-as-government-tests-next-steps-to-give-uk-kids-their-childhood-back

Children and parents to pilot social media bans, time limits and curfews at home, as government tests next steps to give UK kids their childhood back

Government pilots social media bans, time limits and digital curfews in 300 teenage homes to inform national consultation on children's online safety.

GOV.UK

@neil What I want to know is whose “childhood” is this based on?

My childhood (80s), is very different than my parent’s childhood (50s/60s), which is very different than my grandparents childhood (30s/40s).

I feel someone, somewhere has a rose tinted view of football in the park, jumpers for goalposts, etc