US EditionSocial media platforms need to stop never-ending scrolling, UK's Starmer says
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged social media platforms to limit endless scrolling features to protect young users from addiction and reduce screen time.
- The UK government is consulting on stricter rules that may include banning social media use for those under 16 years old, with thousands of responses received in the consultation.
- Authorities are testing curfews, app time limits, and other restrictions to assess effects on sleep, academics, and family life.
- Countries including Australia, Greece, and Indonesia have implemented restrictions on underage social media use, with the UK seeking input from families and young users in its consultation.
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Social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok must take action to stop young users wasting hours mindlessly watching endless videos, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday. Britain, like other countries, is considering restricting access to social media for children and is testing bans, curfews and app time limits to see how they affect sleep, family life and schoolwork. "We are consulting on whether there should be a ban for c…
Social media platforms need to stop never-ending scrolling, UK's Starmer says
Social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok need to take action to stop young users wasting hours mindlessly scrolling never-ending videos, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday.
And if the problem of social networks was no longer just what we see... but the way they are designed? In the United Kingdom, the debate went a long way. Prime Minister Keir Starmer attacked frontally one of the pillars of modern digital technology: the infinite scroll. This gesture, which became almost automatic, could soon be at the heart of [...]
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stressed that social media companies have designed algorithms to encourage addictive behavior. The post Starmer: Statements against social media platforms - Considers measures for the "addictive scrolling" of young people appeared first on in.gr.
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