New Zealand is the latest country to try ban under-16-year-olds from accessing social media platforms, in addition to AI companion apps.
The Online Safety (Minimum Age and Child Safety Risk Assessment) Bill has yet to identify which platforms will be affected, leaving that to be decided by the regulator.
However, in announcing the bill, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon named Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook as likely targets.
The regulator will consider features like algorithm-driven recommender feeds, endless scroll, “likes” and reaction counts, and disappearing stories.
Further, as Australia’s world-first social media ban faces teething issues with enforcement, New Zealand will take extra steps to ensure the ban works. …
