Economic Survey calls for age-based limits on social media access, urges curbs to tackle digital addiction

Economic Survey calls for age-based limits on social media access, urges curbs to tackle digital addiction

NEW DELHI: The Economic Survey for fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26) has called for age-based restrictions on social media access, citing rising concerns over “digital addiction” among minors and aligning India with a broader global push to curb underage use of major platforms. The survey, tabled in Parliament on Thursday, stopped short of recommending an outright…