The Government is to propose a midnight social media curfew for 16 and 17-year-olds.
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The proposals include the ability to disable features they say encourage addictive use, like auto play and infinite scrolling.
However the curfew won't be mandatory - and teenagers will be able to override it by changing their settings.
Online safety campaigners say it doesn't go far enough to protect youngsters.
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