Delhi High Court Questions Government on Regulating Addictive AI-Driven Social Media Features

What happened

The Delhi High Court asked the Indian government if it is considering policies to regulate AI-driven social media features like infinite scroll and autoplay, which are alleged to cause addiction and harm adolescent mental health. The court is reviewing a public interest petition seeking regulatory safeguards.

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