Instead of ban, Nimhans calls for curbs on social media

BENGALURU: While the government is yet to present a standard operating procedure (SOP) or roadmap to implement a ban of social media for children under 16 years, psychologists and psychiatrists from Nimhans have highlighted a few good practices from other countries on the use of social media by children instead of a complete ban.

The research paper — Policies and Public Health Initiatives to Mitigate the Mental Health Impact of Internet Use Among Children and Adolescents, was published recently in the Indian Journal of Psychiatry. The paper, co-authored by Dr Ashwini Tadpatrikar and Dr Manoj Sharma of NIMHANS advised against a blanket ban of social media for children.