A new Shura – drafted legislation would bar children under 15 from creating accounts on digital platforms, as the upper chamber prepares to debate adding a “digital safety” chapter to Bahrain’s Child Law. The proposal goes before the Shura Council on Sunday with a recommendation from its Women and Child Affairs Committee that it be taken up. Services In the draft, “digital platforms” is used in a wide sense, covering services such as social media and other apps or sites where users open accounts, interact or communicate, and access digital content. Teenagers aged 15 to 18 would still be able to use them, but under rules meant to strengthen privacy and cut exposure to harmful material. Platforms used for education would be exempt, with the Minister of Education to decide which services qualify. Amendment The amendment was submitted by the Second Deputy Chairperson of the Shura Council, Dr Jehad Al Fadhel, alongside the First Deputy Chairman, Jamal Fakhro; Head of the Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee, Dalal Al Zayed; Head of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security Committee, Dr Ali Al Rumaihi; and Head of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee, Khaled Al Maskati. In its report, the Women […]