Written by, May 10 -- Muskan Shah, Moitrayee Das

As Karnataka and Andhra Prashesh move to push restrictions on youth social media use, the policies raise a deeper question- are we addressing the right problem? Initiatives and regulations to curb social media use by young adults have taken over the globe.

Following in Australia's footsteps, several countries including the United Kingdom, France, and India have initiated plans and enforced regulations to moderate social media consumption especially for the teenagers. These restrictions do not come suddenly; in fact, they are the result of mounting worry and concern that has amplified tenfold in the past few years since social media boomed.

Positioned as initiatives to prevent screen addi...