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

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

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

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The study will recruit 4,000 students aged 12 to 15 from ten Bradford secondary schools and seek to assess the impact of having less access to social media – particularly on areas of their wellbeing such as sleep, anxiety levels, social interactions, as well as absence and bullying in schools.

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