Mauritius: Children, Social Media, and a Mauritian Direction

Mauritius: Children, Social Media, and a Mauritian Direction

[L'Express] "Children should not have access to social media". As 2026 dawns, this stance is being progressively adopted by multiple countries, following the radical example set by Australia last month. Indeed, as of December 2025, a new Australian law prevents children under the age of 16 from creating or using accounts on prevalent social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.