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A regulation has been prepared that prohibits social media platforms from providing services to children under the age of 15.
The regulation prohibiting social media platforms from providing services to children under the age of 15 was published in the Official Gazette. Within the scope of the regulation prepared by the Cyber Security Directorate, age verification will be made with a document created via e-Government.
The new regulation regarding the use of social media was published in the Official Gazette dated October 10. The regulation imposed various obligations on social media platforms regarding age verification and the protection of children. According to the regulation, platforms will not be able to provide services to children under the age of 15. Account opening requests of users determined to be under 15 years of age will be rejected.
RESTRICTIONS ON CHILDREN'S ACCOUNTS
Within the scope of the regulation, the social media accounts of children over the age of 15 will be private by default. Live broadcasts and personalized ads will not be allowed on these accounts. Content aimed at children will also be prohibited from being presented via infinite scrolling. Children will only be able to receive messages from accounts they follow. Additionally, other users will not be able to view the follower and followed lists of child accounts.
SUPERVISION OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS
The regulation also obliged social media platforms to provide parental control tools. In this context, parents will be able to control their children's account settings, limit their usage time and allow paid transactions.
IT WILL ENTER INTO EFFECT ON NOVEMBER 1
The regulation prepared by the Presidency's Cyber Security Directorate prohibits social network providers from providing services to children under the age of 15. Age verification will be done via e-Government, and dedicated services, privacy settings and parental control tools are introduced for children over the age of 15. The regulation will come into force on November 1, and age verification for existing accounts will be completed by March 31, 2027.
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.
With the regulation published in the Official Gazette, it was prohibited to provide social network services to children under the age of 15. Age verification will be done via e-Government and existing accounts must be verified by March 31, 2027. Private accounts, messaging restrictions and parental control tools will be implemented for children aged 15-18.

The new regulation regarding the use of social media was published in the Official Gazette dated October 10. With the regulation prepared by the Cyber Security Presidency, it is prohibited to provide services to children under the age of 15, age verification will be done through the e-Government Gateway, and privacy, live broadcast and advertising restrictions have been introduced for children's accounts. Parents have been given control authority and the regulation will come into force on November 1, 2026.

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