> 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

The same politicians defunding third spaces for kids are behind this nonsense. Libraries, protected bike lanes, expanded pedestrian-only zones, more playgrounds, speed limits, and height restrictions on SUVs would do more to get kids offline. Where are children supposed to go, exactly?