{"id":"7d497d71-7bd8-4562-bf29-943f7034e37e","url":"https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3371153/indias-proposed-social-media-ban-under-18s-wins-parents-backing","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"India’s proposed social media ban for under-18s wins parents’ backing","plainHeadline":"India plans to bar under-18s from opening social media accounts.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["A proposed Indian law aims to prevent minors from opening social media accounts.","Law follows a Supreme Court ruling that minor accounts should be voided.","Mysore mother endorses restrictions to shield children from online content.","Enforcement challenges include privacy rights and avoiding circumvention.","Australia’s 16-under ban is cited as a model for India’s approach."],"topics":["Politics","Education"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T10:00:13.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-16T10:27:40.922Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/795b0bfe-aae1-40d4-af2f-d8f23816b504","storyId":"795b0bfe-aae1-40d4-af2f-d8f23816b504","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/10/16/ec574ff5-4135-47ed-8194-bb6409b95e2a_bdbfdeb8.jpg?itok=z47lTenv&v=1792140286","author":"Biman Mukherji","dek":"Digangana Mukherjee, a mother of a six-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, has banned television at her home in the Indian city of Mysore because she does not want her children to become addicted to watching content on screen."}