New Zealand to introduce bill banning social media for children under 16

The bill would require social media platforms to take reasonable steps to verify users' ages, including by utilizing existing account information and facial technology.

Prime minister Christopher Luxon’s party to introduce bill seeking the ban, citing harm to a generation of children New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon has said his party will introduce a bill in parliament that ⁠seeks to ban children ⁠under ​16 from using social media, proposing fines of up to 10% of a platfo

New ⁠Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Monday his party would introduce a bill in parliament that seeks to ban children under 16 from using social media, proposing fines of up to 10 per cent of a ‌platform’s global revenue for non-compliance. The bill would require social media platforms to take reasonab

The bill would require “high risk” platforms like TikTok and Facebook to check ages, take action to reduce harm or face a fine of up to 10% of their global revenue

Bill seeks to ban children under 16 from using social media, and proposes fines of up to 10 per cent of a platform’s global revenue for non-compliance

A new bill will put pressure on social media companies to comply, while also establishing an online safety regulator and setting up a penalty regime.

"Social media is exposing them to harmful content, addictive technology and pressures they are not equipped to deal with, and it's affecting their family life, mental health, sleep, and education," New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said.

New Zealand to introduce bill banning social media for children under 16  Reuters

Legislation will today be introduced to ban young New Zealanders aged under 16 from social media, putting the onus on platforms to take “reasonable steps” to check users are over the minimum age. The Herald understands that while the legislation will be introduced as a Government bill, two of the coalition parties - NZ

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Scientific data and field observations confirm the harmful effects of addictive digital platforms on the physical and mental health of young people, write Amine Benyamina and Servane Mouton, co-chairs of the Commission on Children and Screens.

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