APRIL 4: On Friday, the Supreme Court declined to hear the plea seeking restriction on usage of social media for children below 13 years of age.
A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih denied to entertain the plea mandating statutory prohibition for children below 13 years to use social media.
The plea was pressed forward by Zep Foundation and outlined deep impacts of social media on the physical and psychological health of children.
Zep Foundation’s petition highlighted the adverse effects of social media – effect on psychology, social isolation, and addiction among children.
It is learnt that the plea said approx 30 percent of nation’s population underpins children between the age of 4 to 18 years.
