New Zealands conservative coalition government will introduce legislation to ban children under 16 from using social media, with platforms facing fines of up to 10% of global revenue for non-compliance. The proposed law would require platforms to verify users ages using measures including account information, facial technology and digital identity documents.

WELLINGTON - New Zealand's government moved ahead with plans to ban children under 16 from using social media, with legislation set to be introduced to parliament on Monday.

"Social media is exposing them to harmful content, addictive technology and pressures they are not equipped to deal with, and it's affecting their family life, mental health,…