Turkey Bans Under-15s from Social Media

0:00It's April 23rd. Welcome in. This is Canada News Today, where local news meets AI. Turkish lawmakers just passed the bill, late Wednesday night to block kids under 15 from social media accounts. Platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook now have to set up age checks, parental controls, and quick takedowns for harmful stuff. On my games, face new rules too, with threats required in Turkey or risk fines and bandwidth cuts. This comes right after a tragic school shooting in southern Turkey last week. A 14-year-old boy killed nine students, and a teacher at a middle school, and Karamon Maraz, before dying himself. Cops are digging into his online habits to figure out what drove him. President Erdogan has to sign off within 15 days, and he's all in, warning about digital apps messing with kids' minds. Meanwhile, the main opposition party calls it the wrong move, pushing for rights-focused protection over stray bands. It's part of a bigger wave worldwide. Indonesia just banned under 16s from risky platforms to fight porn, bullying, and addiction.

1:05Spain, France, and the UK are eyeing similar limits amid worries over unregulated content-harming youth. Turkey's no stranger to tightening online reigns, especially after last year's protests. As this bill heads to Erdogan's desk, it'll test how far governments go to shield the next generation from the web's wild side.