Experts in Kenya have urged parents to keep children younger than 13 away from social media, according to The Star, Kenya. The guidance was reported on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, alongside coverage of a wider push for age restrictions on social platforms.
The recommendation places responsibility on families at a time when governments and regulators are reviewing how young people use online services. The Star, Kenya's reporting was carried together with related coverage on the same question.
That context includes a Lexology report noting that Africa is weighing age limits as social media safety rules tighten around the world. The same roundup included a Tech Review Africa report that Kenya's Technology Envoy called for stronger safeguards to protect Africa's digital future. Business Today Kenya also carried the experts' advice under a headline urging that children under 13 be kept off social media.
The debate is not abstract in Kenya. According to the source material, Kenyans have repeatedly shown that online outrage can become a formidable force, from clashes with South Africans to reactions to a CNN banner describing the country as a "hotbed of terror." That history of intense online activity gives the question of who should be on these platforms a local dimension.
For now, the experts' position is advisory, and the reporting does not set out enforcement measures or name the experts involved. What to watch next is whether Kenyan authorities follow other jurisdictions in proposing formal age limits, and how parents respond in the meantime.