{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Free UPSC IAS Preparation Syllabus and Materials For Aspirants","provider_url":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog","author_name":"Gaurav Yadav","author_url":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/author\/gaurav\/","title":"Social Media Ban for Children - Explained Pointwise |ForumIAS","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QLguBIxGnG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/social-media-ban-for-children-explained-pointwise\/\">Social Media Ban for Children &#8211; Explained Pointwise<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/social-media-ban-for-children-explained-pointwise\/embed\/#?secret=QLguBIxGnG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Social Media Ban for Children &#8211; Explained Pointwise&#8221; &#8212; Free UPSC IAS Preparation Syllabus and Materials For Aspirants\" data-secret=\"QLguBIxGnG\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh are set to ban social media for children to prevent the adverse effects of increasing mobile phone use. While the Karnataka proposes to ban the social media for children under-16 of age, Andhra Pradesh would impose the restriction on children below 13 years. At the global level also, Indonesia has also put restrictions on social media access for children under-16, citing threats from online pornography, cyberbullying, online fraud & internet addiction.\u00a0","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-175947.png"}