{"podcast":{"title":"The Story","slug":"the-story-26954","podcast_index_feed_id":26954,"rss_url":"https://rss.acast.com/storiesofourtimes","website_url":"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/the-story","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1758841002471-a9576d61-36b6-4b4b-9aa8-e495cf468878.jpeg","author":"The Times","episode_count":1846,"summary":"The biggest stories, told in depth, daily. Join the world's best journalists to uncover what really matters. Hosted by Manveen Rana and Luke Jones. Published seven days a week and ready for you every morning. The Story is brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T04:19:37.461858+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954"},"episode":{"title":"UK social media ban: an end to brain rot and doomscrolling?","slug":"uk-social-media-ban-an-end-to-brain-rot-and-doomscrolling","published_at":"2026-06-16T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/uk-social-media-ban-an-end-to-brain-rot-and-doomscrolling","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954","url":"https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/uk-social-media-ban-an-end-to-brain-rot-and-doomscrolling","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/storiesofourtimes/e/6a30464c0592e82545be18f3/media.mp3","summary":"The government has announced a ban on some social media platforms for under-16s. It’s a move that echoes a similar ban introduced by the Australian government, which came into effect in December. So what are teens actually looking at on social media? And will a ban help?  This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guest: Mark Sellman, technology correspondent, The Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Producers: Micaela Arneson, Harry Bligh. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Doomscrolling 708 videos a day: how TikTok turned our teens into addicts   Further listening: How infinite scrolling damages our brains - The Saturday Story Clips: The Times, Times Radio, Revealing Reality, BBC News, Sky News. Photo: Getty Images. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe  here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The government has announced a ban on some social media platforms for under-16s. It’s a move that echoes a similar ban introduced by the Australian govern…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1884,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-26954/episodes/uk-social-media-ban-an-end-to-brain-rot-and-doomscrolling/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/uk-social-media-ban-an-end-to-brain-rot-and-doomscrolling.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}