--- title: Turkey’s social media ban for under-15s starts on 1 November description: Turkey will block social media platforms from serving users under 15 starting 1 November, requiring age verification through the country's e-government system.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/turkey-s-social-media-ban-for-under-15s-starts-on-1-november-hqd56eq2m twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Turkey’s social media ban for under-15s starts on 1 November | daily.dev og:description: Turkey will block social media platforms from serving users under 15 starting 1 November, requiring age verification through the country's e-government system.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/turkey-s-social-media-ban-for-under-15s-starts-on-1-november-hqd56eq2m og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hQd56Eq2m.png og:image:alt: Turkey’s social media ban for under-15s starts on 1 November og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Turkey’s social media ban for under-15s starts on 1 November **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Turkey will block social media platforms from serving users under 15 starting 1 November, requiring age verification through the country's e-government system. Existing accounts must be checked by 31 March 2027, with under-15 accounts shut down. Teens aged 15-17 face strict defaults: private accounts, no personalized ads or livestreaming, blocked screenshots, restricted messaging, and disabled infinite scroll. Parents get tools to manage settings and approve purchases. Covered platforms include Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord and Reddit. Non-compliant firms face fines up to 3% of global revenue, ad bans, and bandwidth throttling. The law passed in April following a school shooting, making Turkey the latest country after Australia to restrict youth social media access. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### When does Turkey's social media ban for under-15s take effect? Turkey's ban on social media accounts for children under 15 takes effect on 1 November, under rules published in the Official Gazette. Platforms must verify user ages at signup using a token from Turkey's e-government system, and block anyone found to be under 15. Existing accounts must be rechecked by 31 March 2027, with underage accounts shut down. _Platform engineers tracking global age-verification mandates can follow rollout details like this on daily.dev._ ### What restrictions apply to 15 to 17-year-old social media accounts under Turkey's new law? Accounts for 15 to 17-year-olds must be private and filtered by default, with no personalized ads or livestreaming, and screenshots of their content blocked. Teens can only message accounts they already follow, and endless scrolling feeds must be disabled. Parents must receive tools to manage settings, limit screen time, and approve purchases. _Teams building parental-control or teen-safety features can track rules like these on daily.dev._ ### What penalties do social media companies face for violating Turkey's under-15 ban? Companies that violate Turkey's under-15 social media rules face fines of up to 3% of global revenue, along with advertising bans and reductions to their internet bandwidth under Turkey's internet law. The law passed in April, a week after a school shooting, and applies to platforms including Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord and Reddit. _Compliance teams weighing regulatory risk across markets can monitor enforcement news like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Turkey’s parliament passes social media ban for under-15s](https://daily.dev/posts/turkey-s-parliament-passes-social-media-ban-for-under-15s-f4mny2zmg) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [These are the countries moving to ban social media for children](https://daily.dev/posts/these-are-the-countries-moving-to-ban-social-media-for-children-5xd0ebpq1) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [World’s first teen social media ban is failing](https://daily.dev/posts/world-s-first-teen-social-media-ban-is-failing-tg5icr5sr) · TechCentral · 22 upvotes · 7 comments - [France moves a step closer to banning under-15s from social media](https://daily.dev/posts/france-moves-a-step-closer-to-banning-under-15s-from-social-media-5fvffg3zb) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Denmark’s government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15](https://daily.dev/posts/denmark-s-government-aims-to-ban-access-to-social-media-for-children-under-15-5cusymuvn) · Hacker News · 4 upvotes · 3 comments --- Tags: [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#social-media](https://daily.dev/tags/social-media) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/turkey-s-social-media-ban-for-under-15s-starts-on-1-november-hqd56eq2m) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Turkey’s social media ban for under-15s starts on 1 November","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/turkey-s-social-media-ban-for-under-15s-starts-on-1-november-hqd56eq2m","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/turkey-s-social-media-ban-for-under-15s-starts-on-1-november-hqd56eq2m"},"datePublished":"2026-10-10T16:20:40.463Z","dateModified":"2026-10-10T16:21:01.147Z","description":"Turkey will block social media platforms from serving users under 15 starting 1 November, requiring age verification through the country's e-government system....","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/c42c459def256b2d951872a4d32bea8a?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/c42c459def256b2d951872a4d32bea8a?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/turkey-s-social-media-ban-for-under-15s-starts-on-1-november-hqd56eq2m","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"privacy,social-media","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Turkey’s social media ban for under-15s starts on 1 November"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/turkey-s-social-media-ban-for-under-15s-starts-on-1-november-hqd56eq2m#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"When does Turkey's social media ban for under-15s take effect?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Turkey's ban on social media accounts for children under 15 takes effect on 1 November, under rules published in the Official Gazette. 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