Karnataka says it will ban social media for children under 16 | India News – The Times of India

Karnataka says it will ban social media for children under 16 | India News – The Times of India

Social media ban for children BENGALURU: Karnataka is preparing to ban social media access for children under 16, chief minister Siddaramaiah announced Friday in his budget speech, placing the state in sync with a growing international push to limit young people’s digital exposure.“We are not suggesting that children should not have access to mobile phones….

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Karnataka HC rejects X plea, backs social media regulation | India News – The Times of India

Karnataka HC rejects X plea, backs social media regulation | India News – The Times of India

BENGALURU: Karnataka HC dismissed Wednesday a petition from Elon Musk’s X Corp against content takedowns, ruling that American free speech standards can’t be transplanted into Indian constitutional thought and no global platform can evade the nation’s laws. It said social media is “a modern amphitheatre of ideas” that cannot be left to “anarchic freedom”.“Regulation is…

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‘Social media must be regulated’: Karnataka HC rejects X’s plea, upholds Centre’s power to issue blocking orders | India News – The Times of India

‘Social media must be regulated’: Karnataka HC rejects X’s plea, upholds Centre’s power to issue blocking orders | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Karnataka high court on Monday rejected social media platform X Corp’s petition challenging the Centre’s directive mandating onboarding to the Sahyog portal — a platform used to communicate content-blocking orders with intermediaries.Justice Krishna S Dixit Nagaprasanna, while pronouncing the verdict, underlined the need for regulation of social media platforms, observing that “social…

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