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Delhi HC Leaves Social Media Age Curbs for Children to Centre, Calls It Policy Matter

The bench said policy on minors’ access to social media belongs to the government as petitioners cited weak consent controls and CSAM risks.

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has declined to direct the government to ban or restrict children's access to social media, holding that any such move must be taken as a policy decision by the Centre, after considering its wider implications and consulting stakeholders. A Division Bench of Justices V Kameswar Rao and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora on Thursday disposed of a public interest litigation seeking a regulatory framework to protect minors o…

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has said that restricting and banning children from using social media is a matter of policy and the final decision on it lies with the central government. It has said that restrictions should be imposed on children's use of social media and that children should not be sexually abused.

·Kozhikode, India
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aninews.in broke the news in India on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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