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- The Philippines' lower house approved a bill banning social-media for children under 13.
- The Senate passed a stricter version prohibiting anyone under 18 from creating social-media accounts.
- Malaysia will require age-verification for users under 16 by Jan 2027.
- Indonesia already deactivates social-media accounts of users under 16.
- Lawsuits allege Meta designs addictive teen features and OpenAI’s ChatGPT lacks safety guardrails.
