It is part of moves to reduce children’s screen time and protect them from cyber crimes. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PARIS - France approved a new law on Thursday requiring social media platforms like TikTok to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent for those under 15 years in an effort to protect children online.and protect them from cyberbullying and other crimes.
This is because no specific date was set and the European Commission has yet to check that it conforms with EU law. Existing regulations mainly focused on collection of personal data have failed to have an impact on children’s access to social media.But with some users signing up from just eight years of age, according to the French National Commission for Technology and Freedoms , more than half of children aged 10-14 use social media sites like Snapchat and Instagram.
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