Turkey bans social media for under-15s: Age verification mandatory, starts November 1

What happened?

A new regulation published in Turkey's Official Gazette bans social media use for users under the age of 15. The rules require platforms to verify users' ages.

What are the restrictions?

Under the regulation, social media platforms must verify the age of their users. New restrictions targeting child accounts will take effect on November 1.

Why it matters

The regulation directly affects millions of young users in Turkey and the local operations of social media platforms. How platforms will build age-verification systems and how the rules will work in practice will become clearer in the coming period.