A proposed rule prohibiting minors under the age of sixteen from using social media platforms was introduced by New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Monday, citing “harm being done to a generation” of young people. However, two of Luxon’s coalition government’s three parties will vote against the bill, thus it hasn’t yet garnered enough support to become law. Opposition legislators, who have not yet decided how they would vote, would need to support the bill.
According to Luxon, there was also not enough time for parliamentarians to vote on the idea before Parliament was dissolved on October 1 in advance of the election in November. Before becoming law, bills must pass three voting rounds, which typically take several months. After dozens of nations have either implemented or are considering age limitations for social media sites, Luxon hopes to become his administration the most recent in the world to do so if he is reelected. According to a 2025 study, one-third of students in New Zealand used social media for at least five hours per day.
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