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India should consider age-based limits for social media, chief economic adviser says

NEW DELHI, Jan 29 (Reuters) Indias chief economic adviser called on the government to set age-based limits on access to social media apps to counter digital addiction, cautioning against use of platforms by children in the largest user market for Meta and YouTube. A shift in India would align with a growing global trend. Australia last year became the first nation to enforce a social media ban for children under 16. Frances National Assembly on Monday backed legislation to ban children under 15 from social media and Britain, Denmark and Greece are studying the issue. The adviser made the