Restricting social media for children Govt’s domain, says Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said banning or regulating the use of social media by children fell in the realm of the Centre’s policy-making, and asked the authorities to decide on this aspect. A bench of Justices V Kameswar Rao and Manmeet PS Arora refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to restrict the use of social media by children and asked the central Government to consider it as a representation.

The bench, however, refused to set a timeline for the authorities to complete the exercise. “Your views would be taken into consideration by the respondents.