{"id":498837,"date":"2026-01-29T08:32:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/india-considers-restricting-social-media-access-to-curb-youth-addiction\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T08:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:32:37","slug":"india-considers-restricting-social-media-access-to-curb-youth-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/india-considers-restricting-social-media-access-to-curb-youth-addiction\/","title":{"rendered":"India considers restricting social media access to curb youth addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wings-india.co.in\/conference-2026.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Government of India<\/a> suggested this Thursday to evaluate the implementation of age restrictions for access to social networks, a measure aimed at combating compulsive screen use and exposure to harmful content among minors, aligning with the trend already led by countries like Australia.\n\n&#8220;Age-based access limits could be considered, as younger users are more vulnerable to compulsive use and harmful content,&#8221; indicates the Economic Survey, the annual document that examines the country&#8217;s financial health and sets the roadmap before the presentation of the General Budget.\n\nThe text warns that the compulsive use of screens is causing a loss of employability and a decrease in the lifetime earnings of the future workforce.\n\n\n<p><strong>You can also read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/internacionales\/claudia-sheinbaum-encabeza\/\">Claudia Sheinbaum leads meeting with the automotive industry to promote the sector&#8217;s comprehensive plan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n&#8220;Beyond the direct economic costs arising from online purchases, video games, and cyber fraud, it can reduce employability, productivity, and decrease lifetime income,&#8221; he noted.\n\nIt also urges tech platforms to take on more responsibility and demands the implementation of rigorous age verification mechanisms.\n\nThe report specifically cites the example of Australia, which passed a law last December to ban social media for those under 16, and suggests that New Delhi should look in that direction to protect its &#8220;demographic dividend&#8221;.\n\nThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of this Asian country urged social media companies last October to establish more transparent measures regarding content generated through artificial intelligence (AI).","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government of India suggested this Thursday to evaluate the implementation of age restrictions for access to social networks, a measure aimed at combating compulsive screen use and exposure to harmful content among minors, aligning with the trend already led by countries like Australia. &#8220;Age-based access limits could be considered, as younger users are more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133537,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-498837","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfyJfJ-25LL","dum_api":{"author_name":"Paola Castillo","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-paola-castillo-f-96x96.jpg","categories_name":["Uncategorized"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133537"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=498837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498837\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=498837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=498837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=498837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}