This week, join us for a roundtable discussion on age verification and restricting social media access for children, as we examine proposals by Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, and the Centre to introduce age-based restrictions on children’s access to social media and digital platforms.

Apply to join the discussion here.

• Date: Friday, 15 May 2026
• Time: 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM
• Venue: Hotel Royal Orchid, Domlur, Bengaluru. [Google Maps Link]

We’ll discuss whether these proposals are targeting the right problem, how age verification systems might work in practice, what implementation and enforcement could look like in India, and whether platform design regulation offers a more workable alternative to blanket bans.

There are limited seats, and applications will soon move to a waitlist.

Agenda:

• 12:30 – 1:30 PM: Lunch and networking
• 1:30 – 4:30 PM: Roundtable discussion

Note: This is an invite-only discussion, under the Chatham House Rule. Participation will be subject to approval.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Ajay Kumar, Partner, Triumvir Law
• Sushma Gopalan, Lead Consultant Child Life Services – Psychologist, Manipal Hospitals
• Saurabh Shashi Ashok, Resource Person for Health – Policy and Law, Initiative for Child Protection and Mental Health, Azim Premji Foundation
• Harshitha Thammaiah, Senior Director and General Counsel, Xiaomi
• Abhinav Parashar, Co-founder and CEO, Digio
• Rishi Mazumdar, Educational Technology Architect, QUEST Alliance
• Arun S Prabhu, Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
• Uthara Ganesh, APAC Head of Public Policy, Snap
• Sandesh GS, CTO, Bureau
• Dr Preeti Galagali, Director, Bengaluru Adolescent Care and Counselling Centre
• Nivedita Krishna, Founder, Pacta
• D Shashi Kumar, General Secretary, KAMS
• Puja Deshpande, Head Privacy Implementation – Privy, IDfy
• Shubhika Saluja, Associate Director – Policy Advocacy and Communications, Broadband India Forum
• Gurumurthy Kasinathan, Co-founder, IT For Change
• Lokesh Talikatte, Chairperson at Sandeepani Group of Schools

More speakers to be confirmed. We’ll update this post as more confirmations come in.

This is an invite-only event with limited seats, so please apply to attend.

Important

• Registration does not guarantee attendance. If you fit our intended audience profile, we’ll send you a confirmation before the event.
• Your contact information will not be shared outside of MediaNama.

Note: This discussion is being organised with support from Meta and Snap. Our community partners for this event are Pacta, Design Beku and The Pranava Institute.