Pakistan, July 2 -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has introduced new regulations prohibiting children under the age of 15 from creating, using or operating personal social media accounts as part of efforts to strengthen online child safety.

Under the new rules, children younger than 15 will no longer be permitted to access social media platforms, even with parental or guardian consent. The policy removes previous exemptions that allowed parents to authorise account creation for minors.

To enforce the regulations, social media companies will be required to introduce Digital ID verification and artificial intelligence-powered age verification systems. These technologies are intended to accurately confirm users' ages before granting acces...