Ministers arm under-16s social media ban with least surprising study of the year
REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Across the trial, teenagers reported going to bed earlier, sleeping better, feeling calmer, and concentrating more effectively at school. Parents also described quieter evenings and more time spent talking together instead of staring at separate screens. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/c'); }); The strongest effects came when social media apps disappeared altogether.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Across the trial, teenagers reported going to bed earlier, sleeping better, feeling calmer, and concentrating more effectively at school.
- ▪Parents also described quieter evenings and more time spent talking together instead of staring at separate screens.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/c'); }); The strongest effects came when social media apps disappeared altogether.
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