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- India's IT ministry MeitY is holding a closed-door roundtable in New Delhi on July 27 with civil society groups and tech policy think tanks to discuss online child safety, age-gating and platform regulation.
- The consultation, run with social impact consultancy Space2Grow and led by MeitY secretary S Krishnan, is meant to gather evidence to inform the ministry's regulatory approach.
- Separately, MeitY is planning a study to assess the harms children face on social media before deciding whether any intervention is needed.
- Officials said no new law to ban social media for children is being considered for now, though other policy interventions remain under discussion.
What to watch next
- Outcome of the July 27 roundtable and written submissions from civil society groups
- Scope and findings of MeitY's planned study on harms to children on social media
- Whether any policy measures such as age-gating or graded content restrictions move forward
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