"The law requires social media companies to implement age verification systems, block under-15s from creating accounts, and provide parental control tools for managing accounts of 15-to-17-year-olds."
"Erdŏgan stated, 'We are living in a period where some digital sharing applications are corrupting our children's minds, and social media platforms have, to put it bluntly, become cesspools.'"
"The parliamentary commission that proposed the law framed it in a report titled 'Threats and Risks Awaiting Our Children in Digital Media.'"
"The immediate political catalyst for this legislation was the Kahramanön school shooting, where a 14-year-old boy killed nine students and a teacher."
Turkey's Grand National Assembly has passed legislation banning social media access for children under 15, requiring platforms like YouTube and TikTok to implement age verification systems. The law mandates that under-15s cannot create accounts and that parental control tools must be provided for users aged 15 to 17. This legislation follows a school shooting incident that raised concerns about children's exposure to harmful content online. President Erdŏgan has 15 days to sign the bill, which will take effect six months after its publication in the Official Gazette.
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