Nearly eight in ten teens say they would opt out of social media curbs
Fading4 outlets reported this in 5 reports over 2 days - a further 1 report reprinted copy already published elsewhere
original reportingcopies
Thu, 6 August 2026peak 4 reports on Thu, 6 August 2026Fri, 7 August 2026
What it is about
Keir StarmerLeanne ProctorAndy BurrowsMolly RussellAndy BurnhamMartin WrigleyNeil ObrienLiz KendallYoutubeYoungFacebookMolly Rose FoundationOnline Responsibility NetworkInstagramDepartment For ScienceMunira WilsonSuzanne PlunkettBritishAustraliaLondon, London, City Of, United Kingdom
Who published it, and when
original reportcopyfirst to report
dailymail.com
lbc.co.uk
straitstimes.com
freemalaysiatoday.com
6 Aug, 23:01over 1 hour6 Aug, 23:47
1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 4 original reports, 1 reprint
Thu, 6 August 2026
3 reports- dailymail.com23:01first to report
Ministers announced last month that 16 and 17-year-olds would face overnight curfews - from midnight to 6am - by default across social media apps.
- lbc.co.uk23:04
The research by Censuswide found 84.6% of 16 to 18-year-olds said they would opt out of the proposed curfews.
- straitstimes.com23:30
The curfew would be enabled by default settings on accounts for children aged 16 and 17. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
1 reprint
- freemalaysiatoday.com6 Aug, 23:47their copy
Fri, 7 August 2026
1 report- Japan Times00:48
Most teenagers would opt out of a U.K. government plan to impose social media curfews between midnight and 6 a.m. on older teenagers, according to a poll.