NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court has sought responses from the central government and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights on a petition calling for a comprehensive framework to protect children from risks linked to social media.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to the ministries of Women and Child Development and Law and Justice, as well as the child rights commission. The petition was filed by Indore-based Emerald Heights International School and its director of academics, Siddharth Singh Girnar.
The petition seeks mandatory age verification, verifiable parental consent and age-based restrictions on opening social media accounts. It also raises concerns about cyberbullying, sexual exploitation, exposure to harmful or age-inappropriate content, and excessive screen use.
The petitioners argue that parents and schools cannot manage these risks on their own. They have asked the Centre to establish an enforceable national framework and to address platform features that may encourage compulsive use.
The court has linked the petition with another pending case and scheduled the matter for December 7. The proceedings could bring renewed attention to how India regulates children’s access to social media, although the court has not yet ordered any new age restrictions.
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