{"id":"68e1d914-d601-475c-a53a-a5a5869dc3fe","url":"https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/children-have-a-fundamental-right-to-internet-access-blanket-bans-disproportionate-supreme-court-101792218626929.html","domain":"hindustantimes.com","outlet":{"name":"Hindustan Times","country":"IN","cred":3,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Children have a fundamental right to internet access, blanket bans disproportionate: Supreme Court","plainHeadline":"Supreme Court says children have a right to internet access that cannot be blanketly banned.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Supreme Court holds internet access is a fundamental right under Article 21 and Article 19(1)(a).","Blanket bans on children's internet access due to safety concerns are cautioned against.","Court notes internet is essential for learning, information, and social participation for children.","Judgment warns age-based prohibitions may drive children to unsafe, unregulated spaces.","Court supports parental guidance, safeguards, and a possible child mode on platforms rather than bans."],"topics":["Politics","Education"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-17T06:41:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-17T07:29:19.928Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/5049831e-0875-489c-957f-e2b2c374ff05","storyId":"5049831e-0875-489c-957f-e2b2c374ff05","image":"https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2026/10/17/1600x900/logo/Image_1788972204894_bb9cfb3a-cbbb-4c9e-b0d2-c139f5_1792219175793_sloB_1792219175929_1NDB_9444b85b-0fdb-4993-a9f8-c7d8e490e2b5_QxeP.jpg","author":null,"dek":"The court was examining measures to detect and remove child sexual exploitative and abuse material (CSEAM) from the internet."}