Fiji Moves to Introduce Its on Social Media Ban

The Pacific nation’s stance is the latest in a global movement to ban social media from the hands of children.

A 13-year-old boy poses at his home as he looks at social media on his mobile phone in Sydney, Australia on Dec. 8, 2025. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

Fiji has moved to impose its own version of a social media ban on young users.

The major Pacific country’s Online Safety Commissioner Filipe Batiwale said that work has already started on a new law, which he said would be adapted to the country’s own cultural environment.