New Zealand to introduce bill banning social media for children under 16 - Reuters

New Zealand to introduce bill banning social media for children under 16  Reuters

New Zealand Plans Social Media Ban for Under-16s

New Zealand plans to to ban under 16 years from social media, saying access is causing harm to a generation of the nation’s children.

By Tracy Withers

New Zealand to consider banning children under 16 from social media

Prime minister Christopher Luxon’s party to introduce bill seeking the ban, citing harm to a generation of children New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon has said his party will introduce a bill in parliament that ⁠seeks to ban children ⁠under ​16 from using social media, proposing fines of up to 10% of a platform’s global revenue for non-compliance. The bill would ⁠require social media platforms to take reasonable steps to verify users’ ages, including by utilising existing account in...

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New Zealand proposes social media ban for under-16s

The government is set to follow Australia's lead and introduce a bill banning children from social media. But the plan already faces opposition from within the ruling coalition.

New Zealand plans social media ban for under-16s backed by big fines

New ⁠Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Monday his party would introduce a bill in parliament that seeks to ban children under 16 from using social media, proposing fines of up to 10 per cent of a ‌platform’s global revenue for non-compliance. The bill would require social media platforms to take reasonable steps to verify users’ ages, including by using existing account information, facial technology and digital identity documents. “We simply cannot accept the harm being done t...

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New Zealand moves to ban social media for children under 16

Bill seeks to ban children under 16 from using social media, and proposes fines of up to 10 per cent of a platform’s global revenue for non-compliance

By Renju Jose

New Zealand becomes latest country to propose social media ban for children

Proposed law would mandate tech platforms implement age-verification measures for under-16s or face penalties of up to 10 per cent of their global revenues

By Renju Jose and Alasdair Pal

After Australia, New Zealand proposes social media ban for under 16

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon proposed banning children under sixteen from social media. This legislation aims to protect young people from harmful online content and addictive technologies. However, two coalition parties oppose the bill, which may require opposition support to pass. Australia enacted a similar ban in December 2025, with other nations considering such measures. New Zealand also banned mobile phones in schools for all students during the day.

By Pranjal Pandey

New Zealand to introduce bill banning social media for children under 16 - The Straits Times

New Zealand to introduce bill banning social media for children under 16  The Straits Times

New Zealand To Ban Social Media For Under-16s

New Zealand has been investigating a social media ban for over a year, after neighbouring Australia implemented its world-first legislation in December.

New Zealand to introduce bill banning social media for children under 16

The bill would require social media platforms to take reasonable steps to verify users' ages, including by utilizing existing account information and facial technology.

New Zealand to introduce Bill banning social media for children under 16

New Zealand becomes latest country to introduce legislation to ban under-16s from social media

Under New Zealand’s proposed law, social media firms could be fined up to 10% of their global revenue if they fail to comply.

Watch live: Govt pushes ahead with social media ban for under-16s

A new bill will put pressure on social media companies to comply, while also establishing an online safety regulator and setting up a penalty regime.

New Zealand to introduce bill banning social media for children under 16

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says, ''Social media is exposing them to harmful content, addictive technology, and pressures they are not equipped to deal with and it's affecting their family life, mental health, sleep, and education'

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Government advised digital ID could be used for age-checking social media platforms

The Government was told a digital card could be used for age verification online.

By Troy Matich

New Zealand moves to ban under-16s from social media - China Daily Global Edition

New Zealand moves to ban under-16s from social media  China Daily Global Edition

New Zealand moves to ban social media for under-16s

New Zealand's government introduced legislation on Aug. 24 to ban under 16s from using social media, joining a number of countries seeking to keep youngsters off sites such as Instagram and TikTok.

New Zealand moves to ban social media for under-16s - Arab News

New Zealand moves to ban social media for under-16s  Arab News

New Zealand Proposes Social Media Ban for Under-16s

The government of New Zealand is set to follow Australia's lead and introduce a bill banning children from social media.

New Zealand plans social media ban for under-16s - The Star

New Zealand plans social media ban for under-16s  The Star

New Zealand moves to ban social media for under-16s

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