News Is age-verification the answer to protecting children from online harms? #NAMA Experts discussed the challenges of age verification for protecting children online and the importance of privacy for children. Vallari SanzgiriMarch 30, 2023
News Instagram testing new age verification mechanisms that don’t involve IDs Instagram testing social vouching and AI-based video selfies as alternatives to IDs for age verification. Sarvesh MathiJune 27, 2022
News MP Ritesh Pandey on Data Protection Bill: Childrens consent, DPA, Govt access to data; hopes that judiciary will add checks and balances #NAMA Data Protection Bill must be compatible with international regimes, says Pandey Anushka JainJanuary 25, 2022
News Data Protection Bill: Lower age of consent, limit data portability, strengthen data breach rules, and introduce more grounds for processing data #NAMA What needs to improve with India's Data Protection Bill, from a Company's Perspective, as per speakers at MediaNama's "Decoding India's Data Protection Bill" discussion. Sarvesh MathiJanuary 24, 2022
News Lower age of consent to allow children to benefit from technology: MP Ritesh Pandey On Data Protection Bill 2021 A breakdown of the committee member's dissent note reveals the rationale behind his proposed amendments. Sarvesh MathiDecember 17, 2021
News Data Protection Bill 2021: How data fiduciaries must handle the personal data of children The do's and don'ts around handling children's data shows how the bill has moved away from its previous iterations. Sarvesh MathiDecember 16, 2021
News Instagram announces new features to make platform safer for teens, first set of teen-focused changes since the Facebook leaks Take a Break reminders, topic nudges, restricting who can tag teens, are some of the features that Instagram announced to improve teen safety. Sarvesh MathiDecember 7, 2021
News Google announces a slew of new measures to protect the safety of children on its platforms Major social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram have also taken steps to ensure the safety of children online while India’s draft PDP Bill... Sarvesh MathiAugust 11, 2021
News Summary: National Digital Education Architecture report details key objectives, structure, and governance policies The report states that the NDEAR is built on 36 building blocks across 12 categories and 3 administrative levels i.e national, state, and school... Anushka JainAugust 5, 2021
News Children and the Internet at UN Internet Governance Forum: Issues around gaming, online harms, education The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed children into spending more time online, whether it be for education, recreation, or simply by the virtue to being... Trisha JalanNovember 26, 2020