Ankara (AFP) – Turkey's parliament passed a law on Wednesday to prevent minors under 15 from accessing social media platforms, state-run Anadolu Agency reported, the most recent legislative action of its kind in the world.

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Under the law, minors under 15 years of age will be prohibited from creating social media accounts, while digital platforms will be required to put in place age verification systems, the Turkish news agency NTV reported.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to sign the legislation, which was introduced by his party.

The law will come into force six months after being published in the official gazette.

In addition to Turkey, France has led a campaign in favor of the adoption of measures together with European Union partners such as Denmark, Greece and Spain, while a ban for those under 15 years of age is being debated in the French Parliament.

In December, Australia became the first country to ban under-16s from using immensely popular and profitable social media platforms.

Since then, Greece announced it will ban social media for children under 15, while the European Union has said a group of experts will begin drawing up recommendations for action across the bloc.

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