NEW DELHI, Feb 17 (AFP): India is discussing age-based restrictions with social media companies, following Australia's move to ban under-16s from popular platforms, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Tuesday.
Australia in December enforced a ban that required TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and a host of other top social media services to remove accounts held by young teens, or face heavy fines.
Vaishnaw also signalled tougher oversight of manipulated content online.
India discusses age restrictions with social media platforms
FE Team | Published: February 17, 2026 21:57:42
India discusses age restrictions with social media platforms
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