Social media ban for kids under 13 proposed by Speaker Dy, Sandro Marcos

Social media ban for kids under 13 proposed by Speaker Dy, Sandro Marcos

A bill prohibiting children aged 13 and below from using social media accounts has been filed in the House of Representatives. The bill also imposes a P50 million fine on social media platforms with insufficient online child safety standards, such as age verification, parental controls, and safeguards against harmful content.

SPEAKER DY: PROTECT KIDS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA DANGERS

House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III is pushing for stronger safeguards to protect Filipino children from the growing dangers of social media, saying the government must ensure that technology serves the healthy development of young people instead of exposing them to harm. Together with Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, Dy filed House Bill No. 9965, or the proposed Children’s Social Media Safety Act, which seeks to establish the country’s first co…