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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 2 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Aug 7, 12:56 AM

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Most British teens to opt out of planned social media curfew: Poll

The Independent and The Straits Times describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedThe curfew would be enabled by default settings on accounts for children aged 16 and 17.
What changedThe left frames it as "Teenagers overwhelmingly likely to turn off optional social media curfews – poll". The center frames it as "Teenagers overwhelmingly likely to turn off optional social media curfews – poll".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

65WORDING GAP

4 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Teenagers overwhelmingly likely to turn off optional social media curfews – poll". The center frames it as "Teenagers overwhelmingly likely to turn off optional social media curfews – poll".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Aug 6, 11:01 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Aug 6, 11:01 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.

Aug 6, 11:05 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Aug 6, 11:30 PM: The Straits Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 65/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report
The Independent59m ago

Teenagers overwhelmingly likely to turn off optional social media curfews – poll

The research by Censuswide found 84.6% of 16 to 18-year-olds said they would opt out of the proposed curfews.

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Center ·News report
The Straits Times1h ago

Most British teens to opt out of planned social media curfew: Poll

The curfew would be enabled by default settings on accounts for children aged 16 and 17.

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Center-left ·News report
The Mirror UK1h ago

Most teenagers to switch off optional overnight curfews on social media, study shows

Youngsters aged 16- and 17-years-old will face an automatic block from accessing platforms from midnight to 6am - but research shows they plan to switch the curfew off next spring

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