Malaysia Go Ban Social Media Use For People Wey Never Reach 16 From Next Year

Malaysia don plan to ban anybody wey never reach 16 from opening social media account from next year, as di kontri join other nations wey dey introduce age-limit to protect children from online wahala. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil talk dis one on Sunday, and im say government dey study how Australia and other kontries take do dia own regulation. Im yarn say cyberbullying, financial scam and sexual exploitation of minors dey increase, and dem wan stop am. According to video wey The Star publish, Fahmi talk say dem hope say by next year, social media platforms go comply with government decision to bar anybody under 16 from opening new accounts. Di wahala of wetin social media dey cause children don turn global concern, as companies like TikTok, Snapchat, Google and Meta dey face plenty lawsuit for US over allegation say dem platforms dey worsen youth mental health crisis.

Australia fit deactivate all accounts of users under 16 as early as next month, and international regulators dey watch di move closely. France, Spain, Italy, Denmark and Greece sef dey test one age-verification app wey fit turn EU standard. For January, Indonesia announce say dem go set minimum social media age but later reduce am, come tell tech companies make dem tighten age verification and filter harmful content. Malaysia don dey monitor digital platforms strong-strong because of fear of online gambling, misinformation and posts wey dey touch sensitive matter like race, religion and monarchy. One regulation wey start for January talk say any social media or messaging platform wey get more than eight million Malaysian users must get licence before dem operate. Now, dis under-16 ban na another step inside Malaysia effort to regulate online space and protect young people from digital risk.