Overview
- Turkey's parliament, which voted Wednesday to block under‑15s from opening accounts, also mandated age verification, parental controls and faster removals of harmful posts, and sent the bill to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for approval.
- Norway's government said Friday it will draft a law this year to prohibit social media use for children under 16, with platforms held responsible for checking users' ages.
- California lawmakers are advancing AB‑1709 to keep under‑16s off apps that use "addictive features" such as endless scroll, autoplay and constant notifications unless companies verify ages and remove underage accounts.
- Meta rolled out new parental tools that show the topics teens ask its Meta AI over the past week, pitching tighter supervision as more countries move to restrict youth access.
- Australia's nationwide under‑16 rule led to more than 4.7 million account removals, though reports show many teens bypass checks by entering false ages or using VPNs to keep viewing content.