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Prime minister Christopher Luxon’s party to introduce bill seeking the ban, citing harm to a generation of children
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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 information, facial technology and digital identity documents.
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.
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Source: The Guardian · Reuters. Published 24 Aug 2026, 05:22 am.
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