Malaysia plans to ban social media for users under 16 from next year, another country following a global push for restrictions on children’s online safety. Malaysia’s Communications Minister Fahmy Fazil said on Sunday that his government is reviewing the age-restriction process used in Australia and several other countries, Qatar-based Al Jazeera reported. He said it was now urgent to protect teenagers from cyberbullying, financial fraud, child pornography and other online harm. “We want social media platforms to comply with the government’s decision by next year, and no one under 16…
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