"The legislation is the latest in a global trend aimed at protecting young people from dangerous online activity, following in the footsteps of Australia, which introduced landmark restrictions on social media use last year."
"President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke in the wake of the Kahramanmaras killings of the need to mitigate the online risks to children's safety and privacy. We are living in a period where some digital sharing applications are corrupting our children's minds."
"Under the law, digital platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram would have to block children under 15 from opening accounts and introduce parental controls that would manage children's access."
Turkish MPs have approved a bill mandating social media platforms to implement age-verification systems and parental control tools for users under 15. This legislation follows a tragic school shooting incident, prompting concerns over children's safety online. The bill requires platforms like YouTube and TikTok to block accounts for users under 15 and respond swiftly to harmful content. President Erdogan has 15 days to approve the bill, emphasizing the need to protect children from online risks. The main opposition party criticized the approach, advocating for rights-based policies instead of bans.
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