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Turkey bans social media for under-15s from November
Turkey will block children under 15 from social media platforms starting 1 November, with strict controls for teens aged 15 to 17.
In brief
Turkey will block children under 15 from social media platforms starting 1 November, with strict controls for teens aged 15 to 17. Turkey is banning social media for under-15s from 1 November, requiring age verification at sign-up and shutting down existing underage accounts by 31 March 2027. Originally reported by…
Turkey blocks under-15s from social media
Turkey will bar social media platforms from serving children under 15 from 1 November. Platforms must check users' ages using a token from Turkey's e-government system.
Teens aged 15 to 17 face strict limits
Accounts for 15 to 17-year-olds will be private by default and filtered. They cannot show personalised ads or offer livestreaming, and platforms must block screenshots of them.
Platforms face fines up to 3% of revenue
Firms that break the rules face fines of up to 3% of global revenue, ad bans and cuts to their internet bandwidth. Parliament passed the law in April, a week after a school shooting.
What it means
Turkey is banning social media for under-15s from 1 November, requiring age verification at sign-up and shutting down existing underage accounts by 31 March 2027.
