Addressing Migration of Youths to Unregulated Platforms Following Proposed Increase in Minimum Age for Social Media Access

Ms Cassandra Lee asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information given the Government's willingness to consider raising the minimum age for access to some social media platforms to above 13 years old, how does the Ministry intend to address concerns around the migration of younger users to unregulated platforms outside this framework.

Mrs Josephine Teo: This question has been addressed in the written response on the Government's proposed measures to enhance safeguards for children on social media platforms, at the 8 September 2026 Parliament Sitting. [Please refer to "Requesting Meta to Deploy Teenage Usage Restriction in Singapore", Official Report, 8 September 2026, Vol 96, Issue 35, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]