Restrictions on social media use by teenagers


The Deputy Communications Minister says restrictions for Facebook and Instagram users should not be limited to the US, and should also extend to other platforms such as TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat. 

Restrictions on social media use by teenagers should apply across all social media and not just Facebook and Instagram, deputy communications minister Teo Nie Ching said today.

She said the government hoped that restrictions on Facebook and Instagram users under the age of 18, including a 2-hour limit on daily usage, and restricted access between midnight and 6am, will be extended across the world as soon as possible, Bernama reported.

She said the safety features should not be limited to users in the US alone, as young people in other countries also face the risk of internet addiction.

Following a US legal settlement, Facebook and Instagram will restrict access to young people under the age of 18 and discontinue features such as “infinite scroll” and “auto-feed”, while Meta has also pledged to hide the number of “likes” for underage users.

Teo said measures to protect young people must be implemented comprehensively by all social media platforms. Restrictions on Facebook and Instagram alone would not be sufficient if other platforms such as TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat did not take similar measures.

“These measures are very important to ensure that internet addiction can be properly addressed and that young people receive the protection they need,” she said.

She said social media platforms in Malaysia were given a grace period to implement measures related to restricting usage among underage users. “Some people have asked me why their children aged 16 and below can still use social media. This is because the platforms requested a grace period, and we are still within that period,” she said.


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