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Social media ban for those under 15 years old
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Social media ban for those under 15 years old

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  • The regulation prepared by the Cyber Security Presidency prohibits social network providers that can be accessed from Türkiye from providing services to children under the age of 15.
  • Age verification will be done with a token through the e-Government Gateway and existing accounts will be checked until March 31, 2027.
  • The accounts of users aged 15-18 will be private and certain features will be restricted.

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Why It Matters

The Regulation was published in the Official Gazette under the name "Regulation on the Provision of Segregated Services for Children by Social Network Providers and Age Verification".

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"Regulation on the Provision of Segregated Services for Children by Social Network Providers and Age Verification" prepared by the Cyber ​​Security Presidency was published in the Official Gazette.

According to the regulation, local and foreign social network providers that can be accessed from Türkiye will not be able to provide services to children under the age of 15. Social media platforms will be obliged to verify the age of users at the account creation stage.

Age verification will be carried out through a token created through the e-Government Gateway upon the user's request. The token in question will only contain information about whether the user exceeds the age limit of 15 and 18.

For previously created accounts, age verification will need to be completed by March 31, 2027. Existing accounts that are found to belong to people under the age of 15 during the checks will be closed.

Social media accounts of users who are over 15 but not 18 will be private by default. The live broadcast feature will not be allowed in these accounts and technical measures will be implemented to prevent screenshots.

Features that allow infinite scrolling and automatic display of content repeatedly will not be available on accounts belonging to children. In addition, children's personal data will not be evaluated in behavioral profiling and personalized commercial advertising activities.

Messaging will be possible with users in this age group only through the accounts they follow. The seen information will not be displayed in the messages. Phone books, contact lists and links on other social media platforms will also not be able to be matched with child accounts.

The Regulation will enter into force on November 1, 2026, and its provisions will be enforced by the Head of Cyber ​​Security.

Open Questions

  • How will the age verification token be technically generated and verified?
  • How will foreign social media platforms comply with this regulation?
  • How will user data of existing accounts that are under 15 years old be deleted or anonymized?

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This article was originally published by Bloomberg HT.

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