IT ministry asks tech firms to find age verification methods under data law

The government has asked technology and social media companies to find solutions to verify the age of children in accordance with the country’s new data protection Act, said multiple sources.

Officials of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology met with representatives of big tech companies and social media platforms on Thursday to discuss issues related to verification of parent-child relationships under the so-called age-gating requirements of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act.