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Government may mandate higher minimum age for social media platforms with inadequate safeguards.
The Singapore government is moving toward a 'safe by design' regulatory framework for social media. Platforms that fail to mitigate addictive features, such as infinite scroll, may be required to raise their minimum user age above 13 and implement robust age verification methods.
Why it mattersLawyers should prepare for new statutory compliance requirements and potential liability for platforms failing to protect minors from behavioral addiction.
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