Statement from Minister Göktaş regarding the social media regulation for people under the age of 15: We prevent abuse

Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş answered questions regarding the agenda in the NTV live broadcast and made statements.

In response to the question regarding New Party Izmir Deputy Ümit Özlale's allegation against him regarding the fund investigation, Göktaş stated that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has a clear stance on the fund investigations, and that whatever is necessary will be done, no matter who it touches and wherever it leads. When Özlale stated that he had evidence regarding the issue, he said, "If he cannot prove it, he should resign." Recalling his words, Göktaş said:

"He couldn't, he won't. Hours later, he made a statement, a shameful statement. There is no apology, no denial, nothing. He was also subjected to reputation assassination a week ago and had his name confirmed. We were unaware of it. What are you suffering from? And he shamelessly says, 'We caused the Minister a few minutes of victimization.' There is no sense of shame, no sense of shame. It's all mud politics. But we are used to this attitude of the opposition, it is not the first time. Today, Özgür Özel makes a statement. He has been kissing my father's hands and apologizing for days. Well, could such a thing happen? Is it possible to make a family embrace this much? "Can such cheap politics be done?"

Göktaş pointed out that some press organizations close to the opposition continued to make headlines despite denying the allegations with their evidence on the day the allegations were made, and said, "And they saw my statement as very small. If this does not aim to damage the public's trust and discredit us, what does? Let it be completely muddied." he said.

Reminding that he filed a criminal complaint regarding the issue, Göktaş stated in his statement on NTV that if he wins the case, he will transfer the compensation amount to the Family and Youth Fund.

"WE ALSO PREVENT THE RISKS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION"

Göktaş said that they aim to protect children from the risks of the digital world with the social media regulation for children.

Emphasizing that the age and best interests of the child will be taken into account in content and services, Göktaş said, "We are creating a structure that will protect their physical, mental, developmental, psychological, social and emotional development. We especially prevent the risks of sexual abuse and commercial exploitation. We also introduce a separate mechanism and high privacy settings for children's accounts." he said. Minister Göktaş underlined that their attitude towards social media platforms is very clear and stated that they want the platforms to help them implement systems that will protect children.