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New Zealand backs plan to bar under-16s from social media
The proposed bill would allow regulators to fine platforms as much as 10.0% of their global revenue for non compliance.
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said his party will introduce a bill in parliament aimed at banning children under 16 from using social media.
Under the plan, social media platforms would be required to take reasonable steps to verify users' ages, including using existing account information, facial technology, and digital identity documents.
The bill also proposes penalties of up to 10.0% of a platform's global revenue for failing to comply, according to Luxon.
It was not immediately clear whether the measure would pass, as one of Luxon's coalition partners, the New Zealand First party, said it would not support the proposal.