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CHP appeals to Constitutional Court to annul social media regulation protecting children
The CHP has applied to the Constitutional Court seeking the suspension and annulment of the law aimed at protecting children under 15 from harmful content on digital platforms.
As Turkey implemented a regulation for those under 15 to protect children from the dangers of harmful content in the digital ecosystem, the CHP took a predictably surprising step. CHP FILES FOR ANNULMENT AT THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT!
The CHP applied to the Constitutional Court (AYM) seeking the suspension and annulment of Law No. 7578, known as the social media regulation, which amends the Social Services Law and certain other laws. CHP Istanbul MP Gökhan Günaydın submitted the petition to the Constitutional Court.
Europe accelerates social media regulations for children
Time spent in the digital environment is steadily increasing across society, and crimes such as perception manipulation, disinformation, hate speech, and fraud through personal data violations are occurring more frequently on online platforms.
The European Union (EU) and its member states have accelerated efforts to impose social media restrictions for children and young people due to uncontrolled time spent on the internet.
The under-15 regulation
Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş stated that Turkey has taken significant steps to protect children in the digital environment: “As Turkey, we have been working in these areas for about two years. We have implemented various mechanisms specifically to protect children from all kinds of bullying they experience on social media content and digital platforms.
With the support of our Parliament, we enacted our under-15 social media regulation in April. Additionally, we imposed an obligation on social media platforms to offer differentiated content for the 15-18 age group.” Noting that implementation will begin after the regulatory process is completed, Göktaş added, “We had decided to begin implementation within six months after our regulation is issued.
Following our regulation, the practice will now effectively begin in Turkey. Our children under the age of 15 will not be able to access social platforms.”
Malaysia imposes social media regulation for under-16s
Malaysia has introduced a social media regulation for those under 16, including fines for non-compliant companies, urging people to “unite against social networks.”
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