The announcement on Sunday, which was light on details, came weeks before a similar action takes effect in Australia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia plans to ban social media accounts for people under 16 starting in 2026, joining ...

The Southeast Asian nation joins a growing list of countries choosing to limit access to digital platforms due to concerns ...

Malaysia will bar children under 16 from social media platforms beginning next year, similar to the way Australia and Denmark ...

With mandatory ID verification set for 2026, Malaysia debates: should parents or the state decide how children access the ...

Australia is poised to ban social-media use for those under 16 this year, while Indonesia has plans to introduce a minimum-age rule for social-media users. Write to Ying Xian Wong at yingxian.wong@wsj ...

Malaysia is the latest country with plans to limit social media use by age. On Sunday, the country's cabinet approved a ban on social media accounts for anyone under the age of 16, The Associated ...

Malaysia is moving toward a strict social media ban for users under 16, but the government is studying global models before ...

Malaysia plans to block social media accounts for users under 16 next year to protect children from online harms and ...

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said on Sunday that the government is studying how countries such as Australia have ...

In Australia, social media companies are poised to deactivate accounts registered to users under the age of 16 next month.

The country's communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said the administration is considering systems for implementing age ...