Govt to introduce ‘risk-based’ framework for age-gating on social media

The government is working on a detailed “risk-based” framework with multiple options for social media and other internet intermediaries, The Economic Times (ET) has reported. This is being done to enforce age-gating (limiting user access based on their age) to access social media services only with parental consent, people familiar with the development told the newspaper.

Importantly, this framework will require compliance by large social media companies like Meta, which operates Instagram and Facebook, and Google, which operates YouTube. The edtech platforms and health-related applications that manage user data will also need to adhere to these guidelines.