“The government has decided to act,” he said in a statement posted on X, adding that officials had ordered a study into legal tools for enforcing “age-appropriate access”. India, the world’s most populous nation, has about one billion internet users with all cities and 95 percent of villages connected, according to government figures. Andhra Pradesh authorities have invited major platforms including Meta, Google, X and ShareChat to discuss and evaluate “global best practices”, Lokesh said.
Lokesh also flagged concerns about the online safety of women, saying many were “facing non-stop online abuse”. The federal government weighed in on Thursday, with the annual economic survey recommending national guidelines on children’s screen time. “Policies on age-based access limits may be considered, as younger users are more vulnerable to compulsive use and harmful content,” the survey said.
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