India should consider age-based curbs on social media, adviser says

Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Reddit applications are displayed on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken on December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/Illustration

NEW DELHI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - ‌India's chief economic adviser proposed age-based limits on access to social media platforms he said were "predatory" in their approach to keeping ‌users online, signalling a potential blow to Meta and YouTube in their largest user market.

Such a shift would pull India ‌in line with a growing global trend, after Australia became the first nation last year to ban social media for children younger than 16.