Indian state mulls social media ban for children
The Peninsula
New Delhi: Authorities in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh are preparing the ground for a ban on children using social media, a minister said Thursd...
New Delhi: Authorities in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh are preparing the ground for a ban on children using social media, a minister said Thursday, as concerns mount globally over online addiction and abuse.
Nara Lokesh, the southern state's information technology minister, said trust in social media was "breaking down" and warned that "children are slipping into relentless usage".
"The government has decided to act," he said in a statement posted on X, adding that officials had ordered a study into legal tools for enforcing "age-appropriate access".
India, the world's most populous nation, has about one billion internet users with all cities and 95 percent of villages connected, according to government figures.
Andhra Pradesh authorities have invited major platforms including Meta, Google, X and ShareChat to discuss and evaluate "global best practices", Lokesh said.
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