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Delhi HC Seeks Centre’s Response On Policy To Regulate Addictive Social Media Features
During the hearing, the bench asked the Centre whether it was contemplating framing a policy on the issue.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre whether it was considering a policy to regulate potentially addiction-causing design features on social media platforms, including infinite scroll and autoplay.
A bench of Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Amit Sharma said it would hear after three weeks a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the formation of an expert committee to examine engagement-maximising features used by social media platforms, news agency PTI reported.