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BJP MP Baijayant Panda proposes SHIELD Bill to restrict children's online access

BJP Member of Parliament Baijayant Panda has introduced a private member's bill in Parliament titled the Safeguarding Healthy Internet Environment for Little Digital Natives (SHIELD) Bill, 2025. The proposed legislation seeks to implement stricter online safety measures for minors, including a requirement for parental consent for children under 13 to create social media or online gaming accounts.

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The Member of Parliament, Kendrapara, Shri Baijayant Panda visiting the DAVP Photo exhibition stall on ‘Sabka Saath', at the Public Information Campaign, in Kendrapara district of
File photo: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting / GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons

What Happened

BJP MP Baijayant Panda has introduced the SHIELD Bill, 2025, as a private member's bill in Parliament. The proposal mandates that children under the age of 13 must obtain parental consent before creating accounts on social media or online gaming platforms. It further requires platforms to implement age verification processes and restricts the use of targeted advertising based on the personal data of minors.

The bill defines individuals under 18 as children and aims to protect them from exposure to harmful content such as pornography, gambling, and violence. The proposal also includes provisions for penalties against platforms that fail to comply with these safety standards. This legislative effort, which has previously been introduced on two occasions, seeks to establish a safer digital environment for younger users.

Key Facts

  1. The SHIELD Bill, 2025, was introduced by BJP MP Baijayant Panda.
  2. The bill proposes requiring parental consent for children under 13 to open social media or gaming accounts.
  3. The legislation defines anyone under the age of 18 as a child.
  4. The bill includes restrictions on targeted advertising based on the personal data of minors.
  5. The proposal mandates age verification for users on social media platforms.
  6. The bill aims to protect minors from content related to pornography, gambling, and violence.

The Timeline4

Every article on this story, in the order it was filed. We do not rank the outlets.

  1. 8 Aug

    1. HTHindustan Times
      Children under 13 could be barred from making accounts on social media, gaming platforms: Bill in Parliament
    2. MiMint
      Children under 13 to be prohibited from creating social media, online gaming accounts? Here's what private bill proposes
    3. SPSangbad Pratidin
      এই বয়স পর্যন্ত আর ব্যবহার করা যাবে না সোশাল মিডিয়া! সংসদে আসছে বিল
    4. SBsambad
      Shield Bill: ନାବାଳକଙ୍କ ନିମନ୍ତେ ସୋସିଆଲ ମିଡିଆ ବ୍ୟବହାର ନିୟମ କଡ଼ାକଡ଼ି ପାଇଁ ଆଗତ ହେଲା ‘ଶିଲ୍ଡ ବିଲ୍’

Where This Is Being Covered3 languages

Languages

Newsrooms carrying this story, by publication language.

  • English2 outlets
  • Bengaliবাংলা1 outlet
  • Odiaଓଡ଼ିଆ1 outlet

Regional reach

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Jammu & Kashmir: No local newsroomLadakh: No local newsroomPunjab: No local newsroomChandigarh: No local newsroomHimachal Pradesh: No local newsroomUttarakhand: No local newsroomHaryana: No local newsroomDelhi NCR: No local newsroomUttar Pradesh: No local newsroomRajasthan: No local newsroomGujarat: No local newsroomDadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu: No local newsroomMaharashtra: No local newsroomGoa: No local newsroomMadhya Pradesh: No local newsroomChhattisgarh: No local newsroomBihar: No local newsroomJharkhand: No local newsroomWest Bengal: Sangbad PratidinOdisha: SambadSikkim: No local newsroomArunachal Pradesh: No local newsroomAssam: No local newsroomNagaland: No local newsroomMeghalaya: No local newsroomManipur: No local newsroomTripura: No local newsroomMizoram: No local newsroomTelangana: No local newsroomKarnataka: No local newsroomAndhra Pradesh: No local newsroomKerala: No local newsroomTamil Nadu: No local newsroomPuducherry: No local newsroomLakshadweep: No local newsroomAndaman & Nicobar: No local newsroom
  • No local newsroom
  • 1 outlet
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2 states with local coverage. Concentrated in the East. Also carried by 2 national mastheads.

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