Now even in India, children will not be able to use social media! Government is going to ban, Ashwini Vaishnav gave a big statement

India AI Impact Summit 2026: India is looking to invest over $200 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) in the next two years, Union IT and Electronics Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said at the AI ​​Impact Summit. They discussed a number of important topics including age-based content distribution on social media and regulation related to deepfakes. Also, he said that the government is now thinking towards making AI a nationwide platform like UPI.

Vaishnav apologized for the chaos on the first day of the summit and said that if anyone has any complaint, they can come forward and report. He also expressed the government’s commitment towards the safety of children. According to him, many countries have accepted that age-based content and access controls are necessary. In India too, an age-based category has been created for children in the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, which decides which content should be accessible to children and which should not.

Age based content control

The minister indicated at the AI ​​Impact Summit that the government may bring strict rules for deepfakes and age-based content control on social media in the coming times. He said that the government is in talks with the industry in this direction and the parliamentary committee has also studied the subject and given suggestions. Vaishnav clarified that companies like Netflix, Meta and X will have to work within the framework of India’s legal framework and Constitution.

AI fifth industrial revolution

Techno-legal approach was said to be necessary to deal with the negative effects of AI. The Minister said that through the AI ​​Safety Institute, solutions are being developed that can reduce the negative effects of AI. He described AI as the fifth industrial revolution and said that with its impact everything from health services to education will become affordable and more accessible.

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Ashwini Vaishnav said that in the next two years, $200 billion investment will come in five levels of AI: Infrastructure, Application, Platform, Funding and Development. Along with funding for the deeptech sector, investment commitments are also being seen for big solutions and applications. With this investment, India is moving towards strengthening AI globally and maximizing its positive impact.