Turkey's parliament passes a bill requiring social media and online game companies to restrict access for children under 15, following a school shooting (Andrew Wilks/Associated Press)

Andrew Wilks / Associated Press: Turkey's parliament passes a bill requiring social media and online game companies to restrict access for children under 15, following a school shooting — Turkish lawmakers passed a bill late Wednesday that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, state media reported.

Roblox agrees to pay $12.5M and implement age verification for all users as part of a settlement with Nevada over claims it failed to protect young users (Jessica Hill/Associated Press)
A profile of far-right influencer Nick Fuentes, who has been kicked off most mainstream social media but made ~$900K from 'fanatical' donors since early 2025 (Washington Post)
Anthropic started requiring government-issued photo IDs and selfies from some users to prevent access from US adversaries like China, Russia, and North Korea (Juro Osawa/The Information)
So the EU wants to ban teens from social media — except for LGBTQ+ content? What a nuanced way to “protect children” online.

Source: Techmeme | 2026-04-23

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