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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu connected Friday (March 06) said the Andhra Pradesh authorities is readying to present measures to restrict societal media entree for children beneath 13 years of property successful bid to support them from its imaginable antagonistic impact.
Speaking successful the Assembly, the Chief Minister said the proposal, suggested by Minister for IT and Education Nara Lokesh, is presently nether information and a programme to instrumentality the regularisation is apt to beryllium rolled retired wrong the adjacent 90 days. He added that the authorities is besides examining imaginable regulations for children successful the 13–16 property radical and volition instrumentality a last determination aft wider consultations and consensus. Mr. Naidu emphasised that the authorities is committed to safeguarding children from the harmful effects of excessive societal media usage and ensuring their wide well-being.
Meanwhile, Mr. Lokesh besides reacted to a akin connection announced successful the neighbouring Karnataka. During his Budget speech, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced his government’s program to prohibition societal media usage for children beneath 16 years to code concerns astir the increasing interaction of mobile telephone and societal media usage among youngsters.
Responding to it, Mr. Lokesh remarked connected X: “Imitation is the sincerest signifier of flattery” and said helium was pleased to spot Karnataka considering restrictions connected societal media for young users. He noted that Andhra Pradesh had earlier projected akin measures aimed astatine protecting young minds from the darker broadside of the integer satellite and wished the Karnataka authorities occurrence successful implementing the idea.
