India's Supreme Court proposes CSAM rules for platforms, rejects social media ban for children

India's Supreme Court ruled that children's internet access is a fundamental right and rejected age-based restrictions and a social media ban for minors. It proposed a 137-page CSAM framework with a national hash and URL database, automatic takedowns and penalties for platforms; the government must report progress by December 10.

• Court called age-based restrictions an overreach violating privacy rights
• Proposed national database of perceptual hashes and URLs to detect CSAM
• Platforms must auto-remove detected content and file compliance reports
• Indian government must report progress by December 10