Democrat Rob Sand Calls for Social Media Age Limit in Kids’ Tech Safety Plan
Platforms would have to identify under-16 users and show them only age-appropriate content, while parents would register accounts and supervise activity.
- On Friday, Vietnamese state media reported that Vietnam is drafting new regulations barring children under 16 from posting, commenting, or sharing on social media, requiring parental registration for all accounts.
- These moves follow Australia's introduction of the world's first social media ban for under-16s last year; Vietnam becomes the third nation in Southeast Asia to tighten online safety provisions.
- Under the draft, accounts for under-16s require registration via a parent or guardian, limiting minors to passive content consumption by barring them from posting, commenting, or sharing.
- Meta public policy director for Vietnam Nguyen Thu Thao noted that technical enforcement challenges remain, as age verification requirements create concerns regarding data collection and user privacy.
- Similar policy themes are emerging in the U.S., where Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand released his 'Keep Iowa Kids Safe Online' plan Monday, proposing a ban on social media for children 15 and younger.
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Rob Sand backs ban on social media accounts for kids
Rob Sand, the Democrat running for governor, says it’s time to ban social media accounts for children under the age of 16 and to require parental consent before 16- and 17-year-olds may have their own social media account. Sand said “study after study” has linked social media use among children to higher rates of anxiety, […]
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Social media would be banned for kids under age 16 under a tech safety proposal by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand. (Stock photo by Daniel de la Hoz/Getty Images)Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said he supports banning social media for children under age 16, setting age verification and parental consent requirements on certain apps and providing more safeguards for minors online, according to a kids’ online safety policy …
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Social media would be banned for kids under age 16 under a tech safety proposal by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand. (Stock photo by Daniel de la Hoz/Getty Images)Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said he supports banning social media for children under age 16, setting age verification and parental consent requirements on certain apps and providing more safeguards for minors online, according to a kids’ online safety policy …
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Democrat Rob Sand calls for social media age limit in kids’ tech safety plan
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said he supports banning social media for children under age 16, setting age verification and parental consent requirements on certain apps and providing more safeguards for minors online, according to a kids’ online safety policy…
Democrat Rob Sand calls for social media age limit in kids' tech safety plan
Social media would be banned for kids under age 16 under a tech safety proposal by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand. (Stock photo by Daniel de la Hoz/Getty Images)Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said he supports banning social media for children under age 16, setting age verification and parental consent requirements on certain apps and providing more safeguards for minors online, according to a kids’ online safety policy …
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