ASTANA, Jan 27 (Bernama-Qazinform) -- Kazakhstan is reviewing a proposal to ban social media use among children under 14, Qazinform News Agency reported.
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Education Zhuldyz Suleimenenova said the issue is pressing and that the government is currently discussing several proposals concerning restrictions, with a working group set up within the Ministry of Education.
“There are some approaches to the protection of children from illegal content. Many countries have already legalised such measures.
“Therefore, this matter remains open, as it will be discussed with a broader public, including parents, teachers and you as well,” she said at a briefing after the Government’s Tuesday meeting.
She noted that several approaches are being considered by the ministry.
One of them is the registration of SIM cards for children. The second approach is monitoring access to illegal content for children under 14, and the third approach is teaching media literacy and digital safety within school subjects on digitisation.
The final decision will be adopted jointly with parents, teachers and the mass media, she stressed.
-- BERNAMA-QAZINFORM
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