Overview
- Provincial lawmakers are debating a bill from deputies Guillermo Kripper and Nicolás Taibo that would bar under‑13s from social media and allow access for ages 14 to 16 only with a parent’s consent, with platforms required to verify ages and face fines of 500 to 100,000 tax units for violations.
- A wave of school threats reported in Salta, including 165 police interventions with people detained and arrested, set off the push to curb early exposure and tighten oversight of how minors use apps like TikTok and Instagram.
- A separate proposal from La Libertad Avanza, led by deputy Eduardo Virgili, would create a School Security and Threat Prevention System built on prevention, a single response protocol, case tracking, and clear roles for schools, police and families.
- Deputy Omar Exeni filed another initiative that asks the Education Ministry to run parent‑focused campaigns to limit social media use under age 15, citing research on late prefrontal‑cortex development and links to anxiety, sleep loss and attention problems.
- None of the bills has a committee ruling or final approval, and analysts question whether a province can force global platforms to police ages, while Salta has already enacted Law 8530 to sanction parents who fail to supervise in bullying cases.