Majority of parents and youths prefer tiered access to social media over outright ban: MDDI
Excessive use of social media ranked among the top concerns raised by more than 2,000 parents and youths in an engagement by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information.
In a recent engagement by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI), over 2,000 parents and youths expressed their preferences for tiered access to social media rather than an outright ban. The findings, shared at the Digital for Life Festival, indicate that 80% of parents and 70% of youths support this approach.
The ministry believes that this approach, coupled with age-appropriate access and platform adjustments, will allow young people to benefit from technology while ensuring stronger protections. The proposed legislation, to be introduced next year, will focus on age assurance measures and safer design of social media for teenagers.
The goal is to provide flexibility for parents to adjust default settings at the appropriate time, offering a middle ground between a complete ban and unrestricted access.
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