UK pilot program to test social media restrictions on families before government decides on ban

The U.K. government is running four six-week pilot programs with hundreds of families to test different social media interventions for teens—parental controls that block apps, one-hour-per-day limits, nighttime disabling (9 p.m.–7 a.m.), and a control group—to inform potential future restrictions, age-assurance measures, and possible legal powers announced by the government.