Turkiye also bans the use of SNS under the age of 15... Effective from November

Provision of ‘addictive’ services to minors over 15 years of age is also prohibited.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hyun Young-bok = As the movement to restrict children's use of social media spreads around the world, Turkiye will also ban the use of social media by children under 15 from November.

According to the European edition of Politico, an American political media outlet, on the 10th (local time), the Turkiye government announced a bill banning access to social media platforms for those under the age of 15.

Providing services with addictive effects to minors over 15 years of age is also prohibited. This bill was passed by the Turkiye Parliament last April and will take effect on November 1.

Social media platforms must take technical and administrative measures, including age verification, to comply with the law.

Prior to Türkiye's move, the European Union (EU) presented a legal proposal last September to restrict access to social media and video-sharing platforms for children under 15.

Austria, Denmark, France, Greece and Spain are pushing their own laws to limit children's access to social media.

It is reported that the United Kingdom will also introduce legislation next year to restrict children's use of social media, and Canada is discussing legislation to restrict social media access for children under 16.

Turkiye has been criticized by human rights groups for his policy of frequently blocking personal accounts related to media outlets and activists.

Türkiye blocked access to Instagram for a week for censoring users mourning Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader who was killed in an Israeli attack in 2024.

Last week, the court blocked news websites and social media accounts deemed to be related to LGBT propaganda. Freedom House, an international human rights organization, assessed that the Internet environment in Turkiye will not be free in 2025.