Age restriction regulation on social media in February
The draft law prepared by Australia to protect children from the dangers of social media resonated around the world, and while it was wondered whether a similar step would be taken in Turkey, a statement was made by Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu. Minister of Transport Uraloğlu made a statement in the Parliament. Regarding social media regulation for children under the age of 16, which has been on the agenda recently, Minister Uraloğlu said, “The need to make legal regulations to protect our children under the age of 16 from the harms of social media and online games and to prevent the spread of such content has now become mandatory. The basis of the regulation is, first of all, internet service providers, “It will increase the responsibilities and supervision of social networking platforms,” he said.
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Regarding the issue, Abdullah Güler, Chairman of the AK Party Group of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, said that the Ministry of Family, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Justice are working on the regulation regarding the age restriction on social media and said, “Our Human Rights Commission has a sub-commission. They also have a European example and advanced Based on examples from countries, we see that certain age groups have restrictions on access to certain sites and certain social media. Therefore, we see that such freedoms in the developmental age of children seriously harm both their psychology and preparation for life. both “Certain categories will emerge after that, I guess they will come to the agenda of the Parliament around February or March,” he said.