Nor Ain Mohamed Radhi
KUALA LUMPUR: Starting next year, children aged 16 and below will be prohibited from having their own social media accounts.
Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the move is aimed at protecting children from online harm.
“That was the Cabinet’s decision, to prohibit those under 16 from having social media accounts.
“We hope that by next year, social media platforms will comply with the government’s decision to prohibit those under 16 from creating accounts,” he told reporters after officiating the closing ceremony of the Cyber Scam Awareness Seminar for the Indian Community today.
Fahmi said the government is reviewing the implementation of a general age limit, similar to measures adopted in Australia and several other countries, particularly regarding enforcement mechanisms.
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