India, July 21 -- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has called on civil society organisations and technology policy think tanks to a closed-door roundtable to discuss online child safety, age-gating and platform regulation at the ministry's office in New Delhi on July 27.

The consultation in collaboration with social impact consultancy Space2Grow will be presided over by MeitY secretary S Krishnan, as per the invite sent to organisations and seen by HT.

The invite said, "This grounded effort will allow your organisation to play a meaningful role in informing MeitY's regulatory approach going forward."

However, a government official on the condition of anonymity said the consultation itself should not be int...