Meta reviews extending US teen protections to South Korea as talks continue
By Jenny Lee ( September 14, 2026, 08:53 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms has told South Korea’s communications regulator that it has yet to decide whether safeguards for teenage Facebook and Instagram users agreed to in the US could also apply in South Korea. The Korea Media and Communications Commission told MLex that further consultations with Meta are expected, but discussions have not reached the stage of deciding which measures could apply or how they would work. The regulator is separately considering broader safeguards for teenage social-media users as lawmakers debate seven related bills.Meta Platforms has told South Korea's communications regulator that it is still reviewing the possible introduction of new safeguards for teenage social-media users in the country, as the two sides prepare to continue consultations over whether measures the company agreed to in the US could also apply to South Korean users....
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