After Oz ban on social media for under-16s, experts suggest bottom

Bengaluru: Following the implementation of a social media ban for users aged under 16 in Australia, experts say the effectiveness of such a law in India remains debatable. Efforts are already under way in India to adopt a bottom-up approach to address tech addiction. In the past four months, over 5,000 parents convened online to discuss how to communicate with their children in a non-judgmental, non-threatening way, and enable a balanced use of technology. "This parent support group that we run has taken place online in the past four months. We covered 5,000 parents in three months, and then 40 new parents from across the country joined in such discussions the next fortnight," said Dr Manoj Sharma, head of SHUT (Service for Healthy Use of Technology) Clinic and professor of clinical ps