Turkiye MPs pass bill to restrict social media use for children under 15

Lawmakers pass bill to require social media platforms to introduce age-verification tools and control mechanisms.

Turkey passes bill to restrict social media access for under-15s

Turkish lawmakers passed a bill late on Wednesday that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, state media reported. The legislation is the latest in a global trend to protect young people from dangerous online activity. Its passage comes a week after a 14-year-old boy killed nine students and a teacher at a middle school in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, in a gun attack. Police are investigating the online activity of the perpetrator, who also died, in a...

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A future without cigarettes: Britain’s long game against smoking

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Parliament passes refugee law aligning Cyprus with EU migration pact

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By Theodora Nicolaou

Turkish opposition CHP protests children on their day

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Turkish Parliament Adopts Law Banning Social Media for Children Under 15

Legislation prohibits social media companies from offering services to under-15s, while a new law is also being drafted requiring identification verification for all Turkish social media users.

By Hamdi Firat Buyuk