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Children have fundamental right to access and use internet: Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court of India has ruled that children have a fundamental right to access and use the internet under Article 21 and Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that while safeguards are necessary to protect children online, a blanket ban on internet access is disproportionate and could lead them to unregulated and unsafe platforms.
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