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MP Musthapha pushes Parliament to fast‑track under‑16 social media ban
MP Faiszer Musthapha has urged Parliament to expedite legislation banning social media use for children under 16, warning of severe
Summary
He said 52.8 percent of youth access the internet, with first use averaging 13 years old. Alarmingly, 46.3 percent of children have communicated with strangers online, with 27.9 percent later meeting them in person. a child's photograph is on social media...
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People
- Ursula von der Leyen2
- Emmanuel Macron2
- Faiszer Musthapha
Organisations
- Constitutional Council2
- European Commission2
- European Union2
- Reuters2
- EU2
- Parliament of Sri Lanka
Places
- Australia3
- Scandinavia2
- France2
- United Kingdom
- Sri Lanka
Keywords
- social3
- media3
- ban3
- under2
- urges2
- french
- letter
- pushes
- track
- fast
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