The British government is considering new measures to protect children on the internet, such as banning access to social media for a few hours, the Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle has revealed today.

As Kyle said in the Daily Telegraph, he is looking closely at the start of the start time Prohibition at Tiktok at 22:00 for users under 16 and finding tools for parents to interrupt access to a predetermined time.

“These are issues I look at. I’m not going to do something that will have a significant impact on every child in this country without ensuring that there are evidence to support it, ”he added.

The proposal arose amid concern about how the ‘addictive’ nature of social media disturbs sleep, school performance and family life.

He described the new regulations as a “significant change” on the basis of which Parents should expect the experience of their children from social media to be “different”.

The minister noted that “it will encourage the media regulatory authority, ofcom, to utilize its powers to the utmost” to impose fines on media companies and imprison the offenders.

The internet security law has begun to enter into force last month and requires platforms to adhere to new codes of practice, which has been set by OCC, so that underage users can be safe on the Internet.

It was preceded by the Internet Foundation (IWF)-which identifies and contributes to the removal of dangerous images from the Internet-291.273 cases of sexual abuse of children in 2024.

In its annual report, the Foundation said that it has identified an increasing number of cases accompanied by threats, including content of sexual abuse using artificial intelligence, blackmail including sexual material and malicious distribution of naked images.

The same source warns that users under 18 are currently facing a crisis of sexual exploitation and online dangers.

The IWF has announced that it will introduce a new security tool that will be available for free on smaller websites to help them locate and prevent the spread of material with content of abuse on their platforms.