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India discussing restrictions with social media platforms
February 18, 2026
|The Star
INDIA is discussing age-based restrictions with social media companies, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said yesterday, following moves by Australia and other countries to ban young teens from popular platforms.
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Vaishnaw, speaking at a global artificial intelligence conference in New Delhi, also said stronger rules were needed on deepfakes, while hailing an expected $200 Rillion (about R3.2 trillion) in AI investment over the next two years.
Australia has since December required TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and a host of other top social media services to remove accounts held by under-16s, or face heavy fines.
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