India discussing age-based restrictions with social media firms, top minister says

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NEW DELHI — India is discussing age-based restrictions with social media companies, Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday.

“This is something which has now been accepted by many countries, that age-based [restrictions] … has to be there,” Vaishnaw said during a press conference at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.

“Right now we are in conversation regarding deepfakes, regarding age-based restrictions, with the various social media platforms,” Vaishnaw said, adding that the government is looking into “the right way” to enact regulation. The minister did not name any specific platforms or companies that the Indian government is talking to.

Any crackdown in India, a country of over 1.4 billion people, could have a major impact on companies from Meta