Facebook joins Apple to limit screentime

Facebook and Instagram are to join Apple’s lead in releasing a tool that limits how much time people spend on their apps. Meanwhile, the Royal Public Health Society is behind a new UK campaign to stop people scrolling through their feeds for a month.

Now, under pressure from regulators and consumers, Facebook and Instagram (which it owns) have created a tool that allows users to check how much time they have spent on the platform and then set reminders for when they reach their allotted time in a day.

Users of the two platforms will also be able to mute notifications for time periods that they set themselves.

The RPHS says cutting out on the social platforms could improve wellbeing, sleep and relationships. Its polling found that a third of social media users and half of young users aged 18–34 expect quitting for a month to have a positive effect on their sleep, real-world relationships and overall mental health and wellbeing.

Almost half of users and two thirds of young users said the break would improve their productivity.

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