7 June 2026
Calbayog City
National

Blanket ban sa social media maaaring maglantad sa mga menor de edad sa mas malaking panganib online — grupo

MANILA—Nagbabala ang consumer advocacy group CitizenWatch Philippines sa mga mambabatas na ang panukalang blanket ban sa access ng mga menor de edad sa social media ay maaaring maglantad sa kanila sa mas malaking panganib online sa halip na protektahan sila.

Sinabi ng grupo na maaaring hindi maipakita ng malawakang paghihigpit ang aktuwal na gawi ng mga menor de edad online, at nagbabala na maaari silang itulak ng mga ganitong polisiya sa mga hindi gaanong regulated na digital space kung saan mas mahina ang mga pananggalang o proteksiyon at limitado ang pagbabantay.

Binigyang-diin ng co-convenor ng grupo na si dating Quezon City lawmaker Kit Belmonte na bagama’t ang pagprotekta sa mga bata online ay isang lehitimong layunin, ang total ban ay hindi ang tamang solusyon sa masalimuot na mga panganib na kinahaharap ng mga kabataang gumagamit ng internet sa kasalukuyan.

“It may overlook important nuances, create unintended consequences and fail to address the real sources of harm. Protecting minors online should not mean excluding them from the digital world,” ani Belmonte.

Hindi bababa sa 15 panukala sa Kongreso — 10 sa House of Representatives at 5 sa Senado — ang kasalukuyang nagsusulong ng mga restriksiyon o outright bans sa mga menor de edad sa paggamit ng social media, at humuhugot ng inspirasyon mula sa mga polisiya na ipinatupad sa mga bansang tulad ng Indonesia at Australia.

Gayunman, nagbabala ang CitizenWatch na maaaring pahinain ng mga hamon sa pagpapatupad at behavioral realities ang bisa ng naturang mga panukala.

Ayon sa grupo, ang mga menor de edad ay mabilis mag-adapt at maaaring madaling makaiwas sa mga restriksyon sa pamamagitan ng mga virtual private network (VPN), pekeng pagkakakilanlan, o paglipat sa iba pang mga platform.

“Young users are highly adaptive in digital spaces. If access is restricted on mainstream platforms, some may simply migrate to channels that are harder for parents, platforms, and regulators to monitor. That may risk displacing harm rather than reducing it,” dagdag pa ng grupo.

Binigyang-diin ng grupo na ang pagtulak sa mga menor de edad sa hindi lantad na bahagi ng internet ay maaaring magpataas ng kanilang pagkakalantad sa cyberbullying, mapanlinlang o mapang-abusong pag-uugali, panloloko, at malaswang nilalaman.

Nagpahayag din ng pangamba ang grupo sa mas malawak na implikasyon ng pagbabawal sa digital ecosystem. Binanggit nito na ang mga social media platform ay malalim nang nakapaloob sa pang-araw-araw na pamumuhay, na nagsisilbi hindi lamang bilang daluyan ng libangan kundi pati mga kasangkapan para sa edukasyon, komunikasyon, at aktibidad na pang-ekonomiya.

Ang paghihigpit sa access ay maaari ring makaapekto hindi lamang sa mga gumagamit kundi pati sa mga negosyo na umaasa sa digital na pakikipag-ugnayan, kabilang ang maliliit na online sellers at mga content creator.

Kinuwestiyon din ni Belmonte ang kakayahan ng pamahalaan na magpatupad ng isang nationwide ban, partikular sa pag-obliga sa pagsunod mula sa mga global technology companies na maaaring walang malakihang presensiya sa Pilipinas.

“How the government ensures compliance across global platforms is a serious implementation question that deserves careful study,” aniya.

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