Bengaluru, March 17 : The Karnataka government on Friday announced that it will impose a ban on social media usage for children below 16 years of age. With this move, Karnataka will become the first state in the country to take such a step.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, during his budget speech, stated that the use of mobile phones and social media among children is increasing rapidly, which is adversely affecting them.
Preparations are underway regarding how the ban will be implemented, and detailed rules will be framed soon.
Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh government is also preparing to impose a ban on social media for children below 13 years of age. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu informed the Assembly about this development. He said that a proposal has been received to ban social media for children under 13, and efforts will be made to implement it within the next 90 days. However,
discussions are still ongoing regarding whether the age limit should be set at 13 or 16 years.
Earlier, in November 2024, the government of Australia had imposed a ban on social media usage for children under 16 years of age.
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