Amaravati, March 6 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Friday that the state government will ban use of social media for children under the age of 13 years and that a decision on whether to bar children in 13-16 age group from using social media will be taken after arriving at a consensus.Speaking on the Appropriation Bill in the State Legislative Assembly, he said steps would be taken within 90 days to ban social media for children under the age of 13.”A discussion…
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Amaravati, Feb 23 (IANS) The government of Andhra Pradesh is considering a legislation to bar school students from using social media. Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha said this in the state Legislative Assembly on Monday.During discussion on the control of false propaganda on social media, she said a Cabinet sub-committee has been formed to suggest measures to regulate social media an counter false propaganda.She stated that the sub-committee has met twice so far and discussed various issues at…
Amaravati, Jan 29 (IANS) The government of Andhra Pradesh will study legal frameworks for ‘age-appropriate access’ to social media, Minister for Information Technology and Electronics Nara Lokesh said on Thursday.He said the government would ensure social media becomes a safer space and reduce its damaging impact, especially for women and children.“Trust in social media is breaking down. Children are slipping into relentless usage, affecting their attention spans and education. Women are f…
Amaravati, Dec 28 (IANS) YSR Congress Party leader and former Minister Perni Venkataramaiah on Sunday alleged that it was the Telugu Desam Party which introduced the culture of animal sacrifice and blood offerings at flex boards, and is now falsely blaming YSRCP to divert public attention from the failures of the coalition government in Andhra Pradesh.Perni Nani, as Venkataramaiah is popularly known, condemned the TDP-led coalition government for what he called “diversionary and vindictive pol…