Children have fundamental right to access and use internet: Supreme Court

Children have fundamental right to access and use internet: Supreme Court left The Supreme Court said the safety of children and their freedom were not at odds with each other. “Our children are entitled to both,” it added. File photo for representational purposes only. Getty Images/iStockphoto Getty Images/iStockphoto https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/a5w1dr/article71595653.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/IMG_Close_up_shot__group_2_1_RKDU7TUJ.jpg lakshmiprasad S Close up shot, group of children hands busy using smartphone at school corridor - concept of social media, playing games, technology and education. The court took a practical view that children did not cease to use the internet merely because the law prohibits them from doing so; it also stated their observations were not against age-based online restrictions NEW DELHI The Supreme Court has held that children, like any other individual, have a fundamental right to access and use the internet.