India should consider age-based limits for social media, chief economic adviser says

India’s chief economic adviser called on the ⁠government to set age-based limits on access to social media apps to counter “digital addiction”, cautioning against use of platforms by children in ‌the largest user ‌market for Meta and YouTube.

A shift in India would align with ‌a growing global trend. Australia last year became the first nation to enforce a social media ban for children under 16.

France’s National Assembly on Monday backed legislation to ban children ​under 15 years old from ​social media and Britain, Denmark, Spain and Greece are ‌studying the ‍issue.