Brazil enforces new social media restrictions for minors
Brazil implemented nationwide measures Tuesday restricting minors' access to social media and expanding protections against violent or illegal content. The law, passed last year after Instagram scandals involving minors' exploitation, requires adolescents under 16 to link accounts to legal guardians and mandates age verification via ID and biometric photos. Digital platforms must remove prohibited content and face fines up to 50 million reais for non-compliance. The regulation covers the entire internet, not just social media, and bans child-targeted advertising and loot boxes in games.