India, Aug. 21 -- A consultation held by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) along with a social impact consultancy, has said that a blanket ban on social media for children will not be effective, people aware of the details said on Thursday.

MeitY, along with social impact consultancy Space2Grow, and civil society organisations met to discuss the issue of online child safety. The consultation was headed by MeitY secretary S Krishnan.

It was deliberated whether a new chapter in the Information Technology Act, an altogether separate law or guidelines by the country's apex child rights body National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) should be developed, according to people at the consultation on ...