Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has said that the state government is planning to ban social media for children below the age of 16. He has announced the proposal while presenting the state budget for 2026–27.
The development has been reported as part of the budget announcements made on Friday.
“Social media will be banned for children under the age of 16 to prevent the adverse effects of increasing mobile usage. The ban is aimed at preventing the negative impact on children caused by increasing mobile phone usage,” Siddaramaiah said.
He has also said that an AI and technology park under the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) will set up a robotics and AI campus called the Bangalore Robotics and AI Innovation Zone in collaboration with ISRO and Keonics.
