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Indian states weigh Australia-style ban on social media for children

India could become the next major test case for age-based social media bans, as states weigh Australia-style restrictions on children’s access to platforms amid a growing global regulatory push. The push has begun at the state level, with the western state of Goa becoming the latest to study whether to bar children under 16 from social media platforms. “Australia has brought in a law ensuring a ban on social media for children below the age of 16,” said Goa’s IT minister Rohan Khaunte this...