In 2022, LocalCircles conducted a follow-up survey in India to determine what the minimum age to own social media accounts should be. A sweeping majority, that is 56 percent of respondents who were parents of children aged between 9 and 17 years old were of the opinion that the minimum age requirement should be pushed up to 15 years with parental consent being an additional mandatory requirement. In comparison only 10 percent voted for similar conditions but with 13 years as the minimum age.
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The survey question asked what the minimum age requirement should be for children to own accounts on social media platforms such as Instagram, Discord, Facebook, WhatsApp, etc. which currently allowed users aged 13 and above to open accounts.
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LocalCircles. (December 2, 2022). Opinion on what the minimum age for social media account access should be in India in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/830587/india-opinion-on-minimum-age-for-social-media-accounts/
LocalCircles. "Opinion on what the minimum age for social media account access should be in India in 2022." Chart. December 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830587/india-opinion-on-minimum-age-for-social-media-accounts/
LocalCircles. (2022). Opinion on what the minimum age for social media account access should be in India in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830587/india-opinion-on-minimum-age-for-social-media-accounts/
LocalCircles. "Opinion on What The Minimum Age for Social Media Account Access Should Be in India in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830587/india-opinion-on-minimum-age-for-social-media-accounts/
LocalCircles, Opinion on what the minimum age for social media account access should be in India in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830587/india-opinion-on-minimum-age-for-social-media-accounts/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Opinion on what the minimum age for social media account access should be in India in 2022 [Graph], LocalCircles, December 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/830587/india-opinion-on-minimum-age-for-social-media-accounts/
