No More Social Media for Kids in AP & Karnataka!

The government of Karnataka has made a very progressive announcement regarding the banning of social media for kids under 16. The chief minister of the state Siddaramaiah has communicated that his government plans to soon ban kids under 16 from social platforms. 

This is in tune with the earlier proposal made by the Andhra Pradesh government, where they had also proposed to restrict kids under 16 from social platforms. 

But before the Andhra Pradesh government is bringing this to implementation, the Karnataka government led by chief Minister Siddaramaiah has proposed this in the Assembly, and it could come to implementation soon.  

On a related note, in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly today, Chandrababu Naidu said the government is considering steps to restrict social media access for children below 13 years of age.

Referring to a proposal suggested by IT Minister Nara Lokesh, he said the government will soon launch a programme to prevent children under 13 from accessing social media, likely within the next 90 days.

He added that the government is also discussing possible regulations for the 13–16 age group and will take a decision based on wider consensus.