Mongolian education minister announces plan for law to restrict children’s use of social networks


P. Naranbayar, Minister of Education, said Mongolia will seek broad participation from parents, educators, platform operators and child-welfare experts to design a law that can be implemented in practice. - Go Go Mongolia/ANN

ULAANBAATAR: P. Naranbayar, Minister of Education, posted on his official website that the Ministry of Education will prepare a practicable law to restrict children’s use of social networks, citing growing evidence of harm to young users.

The Minister pointed to legal precedents in countries such as Australia, France, the Republic of Korea and Spain, where under-16 access limits or related measures have been introduced.

He said Mongolia will seek broad participation from parents, educators, platform operators and child-welfare experts to design a law that can be implemented in practice. - Go Go Mongolia/ANN

 

 

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