UK plans voluntary social media curfews for teenagers between midnight and 6am

The government plans to introduce a curfew preventing 16- and 17-year-olds from using social media between midnight and 6am. Picture: Alamy/PA

Britain will be the safest place for children to be online, a minister has said as the Government announced plans to introduce voluntary social media curfews for teenagers.

Plans unveiled on Wednesday will see 16- and 17-year-olds prevented from accessing social media sites between midnight and 6am by default.