SURVEY ADVocates AGE-BASED CURBS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- The Economic Survey has called for age-based restrictions on digital platforms, warning that compulsive screen use among young people is imposing measurable economic and social costs on India. It recommends social media companies enforce age verification and implement age-appropriate defaults, "particularly for social media, gambling apps, auto-play features, and targeted advertising." P2

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