Malaysia’s under-16 social media ban plan faces growing pushback over privacy and human rights concerns

🔗 https://soyacincau.com/2026/04/20/malaysia-under-16-social-media-ban-privacy-rights-concerns/

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u/mango_storm • 1 days ago

Good luck enforcing that lol. Kids will just find VPNs or lie about their age, same as everywhere else. It's a noble thought I guess, but super impractical.

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u/NightOwlDev • 1 days ago

Exactly. What's next, banning phones? The privacy issues are way bigger than just age-gating. It's about data collection.

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u/QuietReader42 • 1 days ago

Yeah, this feels less about protecting kids and more about control, honestly. Kinda worrying precedent, even if social media can be toxic.

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