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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

New Zealand to introduce bill banning social media for children under 16

New Zealand Prime Minister ​Christopher Luxon said on Monday ​his party will introduce a bill in Parliament that ​seeks to ban children under 16 from using social media, proposing fines of up to 10% of a platform's global revenue for non-compliance.

The bill would require social ‌media platforms to ⁠take ⁠reasonable steps to verify users' ages, including by utilising existing account information, facial technology ​and digital identity documents.

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