KULAI: The implementation of a minimum age limit of 16 for social media use, aimed at protecting children and adolescents from exploitation and exposure to inappropriate online content, is expected to be enforced as early as July. She said the measure is being carried out in line with the Online Safety Act (OnSA), with discussions already underway with social media platform providers to determine the most suitable approach. We are now in the regulatory sandbox stage to identify the best, most effective and safest way to conduct age verification. The government is reportedly targeting all social media platforms to implement digital user identity verification (eKYC) by the end of the second quarter of 2026 to enforce the minimum age requirement for account registration. Teo, who is the Kulai Member of Parliament, said 586,153 students received assistance, involving a total allocation of RM87.9mil in Johor.

Source: The Star January 26, 2026 23:18 UTC