Selangor public health and environment committee chairman Jamaliah Jamaluddin supports Putrajaya’s proposal to raise the minimum age for social media users from 13 to 16.
The government announced yesterday that it was considering raising the age limit for social media to 16 to curb online harms on children, and possibly impose a smartphone ban for children under 16, in light of a fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old student at a school in Bandar Utama earlier this week.
In a statement, Jamaliah said restricting social media use to those aged 16 and above was crucial given the growing link between social media exposure and bullying, violence, and mental health issues among youths, especially teenagers.
Jamaliah said the age restriction should be enforced through…