Govt Must Expedite Age Limit for Social Media, Says Expert

Govt must expedite age limit for social media, says expert

KUALA LUMPUR: The government's intention to raise the minimum age limit for social media use to 16 years cannot be postponed any longer, but must be expedited as a strict control measure to curb the increasingly acute social ills among students. Read full story

Fahmi: Govt proposes raising minimum social media age to 16 to curb social issues in schools - SoyaCincau

Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the Malaysian government plans to raise the minimum age for social media use from the current 13 years old to 16 years old. The move, which was also made by the Australian government, is aimed at addressing social issues among teens following the rise of violent incidents at schools in Malaysia. A few days ago, he said that Malaysia will be pushing for social media platforms to impose mandatory eKY…

Cabinet considers raising social media age limit to 16

Government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil says the proposal may be implemented through a registration process using official identification documents.