NEW DELHI, Jan 4 : The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released a draft for Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP) Rules on Friday (Jan 3), stating that children under the age of 18 will now be required to take parental consent to create their social media accounts.

The rules, as said the draft are such as :

• The parent’s identity and age will be verified by a voluntarily provided identity proof "issued by an entity entrusted by law or the government." 
• A data fiduciary will adopt technical and organizational measures to ensure verified consent from the parents before using a child's data and will exercise due diligence in managing the process responsibly. 
• Drafts of the rules proposed by the central government under the powers given in sections 40(1) and 40(2) of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (22 of 2023), are being published for the information of all persons likely to be affected on or after the date the Act comes into effect.
• The data-collecting entity must verify that the person claiming to be the parent is an adult and can be identified as per any law currently in force in India.