IMPACT OF CHANGING DIMENSIONS OF THE DIGITAL PLATFORM AGAINST CHILDREN AND EXIGENCY OF THE DIGITAL DATA PROTECTION ACT

AUTHOR – SURIYAPRABHA KALIRAJAN, B.Sc.,(MB) , LL.B., M.Sc.(C&P)., LL.M.,(HRDE), ADVOCATE, MADRAS HIGH COURT AND INDEPENDENT AUTHOR

BEST CITATION – SURIYAPRABHA KALIRAJAN, IMPACT OF CHANGING DIMENSIONS OF THE DIGITAL PLATFORM AGAINST CHILDREN AND EXIGENCY OF THE DIGITAL DATA PROTECTION ACT, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (1) OF 2025, PG. 429-439, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

INTRODUCTION

The Government of India is on the process of drafting the Digital Data Protection Bill 2023 for more than one year, expecting to be amended in 2025. It is need of an hour  the  At the outset, it should not be denied that children are most vulnerable group in the society to any kind of ill cause. Later it has changed its dimension into limelight roll, simultaneously the children including the teens utilized the digital platform for showcasing their talents and desires which is leading perpetrators to access them easily. Children in the present society are more interconnected through social networking than ever before in the past two decades in this millennium era. Initially different electronic Gadgets were introduced for the purpose of telecommunication, entertainment, camera purpose, so on and so forth. Now all the features given in one smart phone device and so everyone including the children experienced to the versatility of the digital world. Amongst the billions of Internet global users, the children’s experience is no longer restricted by any doors or curtains, classroom walls, or any national borders. Particularly without the knowledge of parents and Guardians these children it is taken place in their lives.