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India’s proposed social media ban for under-18s wins parents’ backing

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Mukherji, B. (2026, October 16). India’s proposed social media ban for under-18s wins parents’ backing. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3371153/indias-proposed-social-media-ban-under-18s-wins-parents-backing?utm_source=rss_feed

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Parents in India are supporting the government's proposal to ban social media use by individuals under 18 years old, citing concerns about addiction and inappropriate content exposure. For example, Mysore resident Digangana Mukherjee has restricted her children’s access to television and opted for a traditional school setting over one with digital boards. She approves of the new law as it aligns with her efforts to limit screen time and protect her children from harmful online material.

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The Indian government is reportedly planning to prevent children under 18 years old from opening social media accounts, a move that has won backing from many parents but faces opposition from lawyers who say children could benefit from access to online educational content. In Mysore, Digangana Mukherjee, a mother of two, has banned television at her home and enrolled her son in a school where teachers use chalk on slate boards due to concerns about screen addiction and inappropriate content exposure. She supports the new law, expressing worry over her 10-year-old son's ability to browse YouTube unsupervised. The proposal aligns with a Supreme Court ruling that social media accounts signed up by minors should be considered void.

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India’s proposed social media ban for under-18s wins parents’ backing

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India Indian Mysore Supreme Court YouTube

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Indian NORP · 2× Digangana Mukherjee PERSON · 1× India GPE · 1× Mukherjee PERSON · 1× Mysore GPE · 1× Supreme Court ORG · 1× YouTube ORG · 1×

Narrative

A year ago, when her son’s school started using a smart classroom board that streamed online content, she and her husband decided to enrol him in a school where teachers used chalk on a slate board, and the pace of lessons was slower.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16

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India’s proposed social media ban for under-18s wins parents’ backing · mixed framing

Claims (7 extracted, 2 hedged)

India’s proposed social media ban for under-18s wins parents’ backing Lawyers, however, advise against a sweeping ban, saying children could benefit from access to online educational content Digangana Mukherjee, a mother of a six-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, has banned television at her home in the Indian city of Mysore because she does not want her children to become addicted to watching content on screen. uncertain

children → propose → screen

pace → start → lessons

Now, she is happy that the Indian government is reportedly planning to prevent children below 18 years from opening social media accounts under a new law, in line with a Supreme Court ruling that such accounts signed up by minors should be considered void. uncertain

accounts → plan → minors

“I approve of it as a parent. asserted

I → approve → parent

My son is 10 and knows how to browse YouTube. asserted

son → know → YouTube

It is already becoming scary for me. asserted

It → become → me

I don’t know what content is visible to him,” Mukherjee said. asserted

Mukherjee → know → him