State governments in India—including Karnataka, Goa and Andhra Pradesh—are considering banning or restricting social media use for children under 16, officials said this month. Citing Australia, Finland and the UK's deliberations, ministers highlighted concerns about social-media addiction, exposure to pornographic content and harms to attention and education. Governments are consulting platforms like Meta and commissioning studies to design age-based access and mitigation measures.
Key Points
- 1Announce consultations on banning social media for under-16s across Karnataka, Goa, Andhra Pradesh
- 2Cite social-media addiction, exposure to pornographic content, and harms to attention and education
- 3Prompt policy consultations with platforms and digital-detox programs, raising enforcement and technical verification challenges
Scoring Rationale
Strong official policy movement across multiple states and platform engagement, limited by early-stage consultations and sparse implementation details.
Sources
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