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Mongolia considers law restricting social media registration for minors under 16

The draft law seeks to secure their personal information, protect their physical and mental health and development, preserve their upbringing, and shield them from crime, conflict, and online attacks.

E. Oyun-Erdene

E. Oyun-Erdene

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This photo, taken on February 17, 2025, shows children wearing masks while playing phone games after finishing school in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. PHOTO: AFP

March 13, 2026

ULAANBAATAR – On 11 March 2026, P.Naranbayar, Minister of Education, presented progress on a draft law to regulate children’s participation in social networks at the Cabinet meeting. Ministers instructed the Education Minister to incorporate members’ proposals, re-discuss the bill at cabinet and submit the revised draft to the Parliament for consideration.

The draft seeks to prohibit registration of children under 16 on “age-restricted” social networks in order to secure their personal information, protect their physical and mental health and development, preserve upbringing, and shield them from crime, conflict and online attacks.

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