Singapore is moving to make social media age limits harder to bypass as it prepares stronger protections for children and teenagers online.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Aug. 23 that social media platforms will be required to introduce more reliable age checks and stronger safeguards for young users. If those protections remain inadequate, Singapore could impose additional restrictions, including raising an individual platform’s minimum access age above 13.
The announcement moves Singapore beyond relying primarily on users to declare their own ages. In his National Day Rally remarks, Wong said platforms will need “robust and reliable”…
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