Norway will increase minimum age limit to use social media to 15 to protect children

Norway to raise minimum age limit on social media to 15

Norway is planning on increasing the age limit for social media use to 15, while preventing tech companies such as Netflix from collecting personal data of children.Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre acknowledged it would be an uphill battle but said policymakers must do something to protect children from the “power of the algorithms”.He said the...

Norway to impose minimum age of 15 for social media

Accusing social media companies of exploiting and manipulating young people, the government of Norway announced it is to prohibit the use of their platforms by children under 15 years old. The minimum age is currently set at 13 years old. — Read the rest The post Norway to impose minimum age of 15 for social media appeared first on Boing Boing.

Norway wants to ban under-15s from social media, and expects an 'uphill battle'

Norway is considering banning children under the age of 15 from using social media networks.Getty ImagesNorway plans a sweeping social-media ban for kids under 15, citing the harm it does to young minds.The country already has a ban to age 13, but acknowledges it is scarcely observed.Critics of government regulation argue that it is no substitute for parental responsibility.Norway wants to stop children under 15 from using social media, proposin…

Norway planning to raise minimum age for social media to 15 to protect children

The Norwegian government said it would introduce an age verification barrier for social media. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The background of the age limit is concern for children's well-being. Experts think the idea is good, but it is already impossible to control the age limits as they are now.

Norway to raise minimum age to be on social media to 15

‘These are big tech giants pitted against the brains of small children,’ says Prime Minister