Allahabad High Court Flags Harmful Impact of TV, Internet, and Social Media on Adolescents

The Allahabad High Court has expressed concern over the harmful effects of television, the internet, and social media on adolescents, noting that it causes an early loss of innocence.

The court made this observation, overturning a decision to try a 16-year-old boy as an adult in a consensual relationship case. It noted the boy’s IQ was only 66, placing his mental age at just six years.

Justice Siddharth observed that the government seems unable to control the "nefarious" effects of technology on young minds due to its uncontrollable nature. 

(Juvenile X vs. State of U.P.)