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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