India, June 26 -- Trigger Warning: Mentions of child sexual abuse and online addiction Earlier this month, the government of the United Kingdom announced a prospective nationwide ban on social media services for all children and adolescents aged 16 years and below. Tighter regulations are also planned for all internet users below eighteen years of age, extending to the monitoring of content and digital interactions available to teenage internet users. The UK government is basing these initiatives on a similar model from Australia, which is the first company in the world to heavily restrict the use of social media platforms like Instagram, YouTube, Tik Tok, Snapchat, Facebook, and Twitter (X) among young people. The ban took effect in Decemb...