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Verifying the age of a child social media user continues to be a thorny problem for lawmakers across Europe [File] | Photo Credit: Reuters France on Monday (July 20, 2026) approved a bill that can enforce a social media ban for children under 15. In addition to restricting children’s use of social media, the bill…
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For years, tech companies successfully resisted pressure from child safety advocates to do more to keep kids off their services, claiming technical limitations would make any attempt to restrict access for teens impractical, overly broad or a security risk. Also Read | A social media ban will not save our children Now, a growing list…
Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Indonesia will restrict access to social media platforms for children under 16 years, its Communications and Digital Ministry said on Friday (March 5, 2026), making it the latest country to install online guardrails to reduce the risks of addiction and cyberbullying. A number of governments have imposed…
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On the afternoon of September 8, Riddhima Sanba, 23, and her friends scurried to a cafe, some 200 metres from the Parliament building in Kathmandu, when clashes erupted between young protesters and security forces in Nepal. Tear gas filled the cafe, and the police fired gunshots. “We could hear shouting and screaming and clamour outside,”…
Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with “many unanswered questions”. The UN children’s charity UNICEF Australia joined the fray, warning the law was no “silver bullet” against online harm and could push kids into “covert and…
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