Brazil starts to restrict minors' access to social mediaA student uses her mobile phone at a public school in Planaltina, Brasilia. (Photo: AFP)BRASíLIA — Brazil began implementing new measures on Tuesday to restrict minors' access to social media and prevent them from viewing violent or illegal content. A law regulating children's use of social media was approved last year after a scandal involving the alleged sexual exploitation of minors on Instagram, and comes into effect this week. The hyper-connected nation of 212 million people joins several other countries seeking to protect children from addictive social media algorithms. Some, like Australia, have outright banned access, while others require stronger age verification measures or parental consent.

Source: Bangkok Post March 18, 2026 07:03 UTC