Can Singapore protect teens on social media without a ban? Seeking answers across borders
- SINGAPORE/SYDNEY/KUALA LUMPUR: “I can guarantee,” a teenager told his peers, “no matter how many restrictions (the authorities) put in place, we’ll somehow find a way to bypass (them).
- ”It is a viewpoint the authorities themselves have heard over the past couple of months during focus group discussions as Singapore considers how best to regulate children’s access to social media.
- At one of the discussions among youths aged 13 to 35, the same teen thought there should be “full access” from age 13 onwards.
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- SINGAPORE/SYDNEY/KUALA LUMPUR: “I can guarantee,” a teenager told his peers, “no matter how many restrictions (the authorities) put in place, we’ll somehow find a way to bypass (them).
- ”It is a viewpoint the authorities themselves have heard over the past couple of months during focus group discussions as Singapore considers how best to regulate children’s access to social media.
- At one of the discussions among youths aged 13 to 35, the same teen thought there should be “full access” from age 13 onwards.
Sources: CNA