India govt discussing age restrictions with social media platforms

(FILES) This photo illustration shows a person holding a smartphone bearing the logo of X, formerly known as Twitter, in front of the Indian national flag in Bengaluru on January 15, 2026.(AFP)

NEW DELHI: 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.
“Right now we are in a conversation regarding deepfakes, regarding age-based restrictions with the various social media platforms and... what is the right way to go about this,” Vaishnaw told reporters at the AI Impact Summit.