Singapore plans to introduce legislation early next year requiring social media platforms to roll out stronger safeguards for teens, including possibly setting a daily time limit, Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo has said.If a platform could not or did not want to introduce these stronger safeguards, Singapore intended to raise the minimum age of access to that platform to 18, Teo told journalists in an interview on Friday.The government wanted to know what platforms could do to protect teen users from “stranger danger”, or direct messages from people unknown to them, she said.
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Singapore may require social media firms to set daily time limits for teens
Singapore plans to introduce legislation early next year to mandate stronger safeguards for teen social media users. Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo announced that these measures could include daily time limits on platforms.
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Singapore plans to introduce legislation early next year to mandate stronger safeguards for teen social media users. Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo announced that these measures could include daily time limits on platforms. If social media companies are unable or unwilling to implement these safeguards, Singapore intends to raise the minimum age of access to those platforms to 18. The government's aim is to protect young users from risks such as direct messages from unknown individuals.
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Singapore plans to introduce legislation early next year requiring social media platforms to implement stronger safeguards for teens.
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The government wants to address concerns about teen users being exposed to 'stranger danger' on social media.
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If platforms fail to implement safeguards, Singapore intends to raise the minimum age of access to that platform to 18.
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These safeguards may include setting a daily time limit for teen users on social media platforms.
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