The U.K. government is piloting four social media restrictions with hundreds of families to inform potential rules for teens, including app bans, time limits, and nighttime blocks. DSIT will evaluate effects on family life, sleep, and schoolwork through interviews and a public consultation that closes May 26, with the government expected to announce plans this summer. #DSIT #TikTok
Keypoints
- Four six-week pilots will test different interventions with hundreds of families across the U.K.
- One group will use parental controls to remove or disable selected social media apps, mimicking a home ban.
- Other groups will face a one-hour-per-day app limit, a 9pm–7am nighttime blackout, or serve as a control with normal access.
- Parents and children will be interviewed before and after the pilots to assess impacts on family life, sleep, and schoolwork.
- DSIT’s consultation has received nearly 30,000 responses and the government plans to use new legal powers to announce actions this summer.
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