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Child Online Safety: India, UK, Denmark, others propose social media ban for teenagers

*Indian Government is urged is consider ban on accessing social media platforms for children, as the world’s biggest market for Meta and YouTube joins an ongoing global debate on the impact of these platforms, and others on young consumers’ health and safety

Gbenga Kayode | ConsumerConnect

Following growing concerns about Child Online Protection in the United Kingdom (UK), France and Australia, among other countries leading a ban on the platforms, an ally of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also proposed a bill to ban social media for children in the country.

ConsumerConnect reports the world’s biggest market for Meta and YouTube has joined a global debate on the impact of social media on young people’s health and safety.

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In his remarks on burning issue, Indian lawmaker L.S.K. Devarayalu also told Reuters last Friday: “Not only are our children becoming addicted to social media, but India is also one of the world’s largest producers of data for foreign platforms.

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Devarayalu also stated: “Based on this data, these companies are creating advanced AI systems, effectively turning Indian users into unpaid data providers, while the strategic and economic benefits are reaped elsewhere.”

He is from the Telugu Desam Party, which governs the southern state Andhra Pradesh and is vital to Modi’s coalition government.

LSK Devarayalu, a lawmaker from the regional Telugu Desam Party – which governs Andhra Pradesh state, and is a key part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s federal coalition.

Core objectives of Devarayalu’s online safety legislative bill

Devarayalu’s 15-page Social Media (Age Restrictions and Online Safety) Bill, which is not public indicate that no one under 16 “shall be permitted to create, maintain, or hold” a social media account and those found to have one should have them disabled, agency report said.

The Indian top government official explained: “We are asking that the entire onus of ensuring users’ age be placed on the social media platforms.”

The Chief Economic Adviser to the Indian Government, last Thursday, attracted attention as he urged India to draft policies on age-based access limits to tackle “digital addiction”.

Devarayalu’s legislation is a private member’s bill – not proposed to parliament by a Federal Minister, but such bills often trigger debates in parliament and influence lawmaking, report noted.

Australia bans social media for children under 16

As some other countries are considering a ban on access to the platforms, it is noted that Australia, January 2026, became the first ever country to ban social media for children under 16.

Australia subsequently, blocked access in a move welcomed by several parents and child advocates, according to report.

It was gathered that the major technology companies and free-speech advocates, however, opposed the move.

France, Denmark and Greece studying children on social media issue

In a similar vein, France’s National Assembly recently, backed legislation to ban children under 15 from social media, while Britain, Denmark and Greece are studying the issue, report stated.

Meanwhile, Meta is said to have backed laws for parental oversight, but that “governments considering bans should be careful not to push teens toward less safe, unregulated (Web)sites.”

India, the world’s second-biggest smartphone market with 750 million devices and a billion Internet users, is a key growth market for social media apps and does not set a minimum age for access.

Despite growing calls in India to restrict children’s social media use, some experts reportedly argued that a social media ban would not be easy in India, and could face legal challenges.

Still, a debate around banning social media for children under 16 is gathering momentum in India, with Ministers in several states saying they are studying a law that recently came into effect in Australia.

Ministers in at least two southern states of the country have recently said that they are checking if a ban would be effective in keeping children away from social media platforms.

The Economic Survey – an annual document written by a team led by India’s chief economic adviser – recommended that the Federal Government consider age-based limits for social media use by children.

The survey’s recommendations are not binding on the government but can inform policy decisions, according to report.

Between cyberspace and parental guidance

Report indicates that as some parents in India have welcomed the idea of a ban online, others point out a deeper issue.

Delhi resident Jitender Yadav, a parent who has two daughters aged eight and four, said: “Parents themselves fail to give enough time to children and hand them phones to keep them engaged – the problem starts there.

“I am not sure if a social media ban will help. Because unless parents give enough time to their children or learn to keep them creatively engaged, they will always find ways to bypass such bans.”

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