Dipke Flags Under-18 Social Media Curbs as Image Control; Mumbai Call Holds

Centre Moves on Under-18 Social Media Rules

Times Now reports Centre plans to amend IT intermediary rules to curb social media accounts for those under 18. Supreme Court remarks cited on minors opening accounts.

Dipke Statement (29 Sept)

• Narrative previously run via mainstream media and WhatsApp.
• Instagram treated as harder battlefield for Gen Z mockery of power.
• Question: whether the rule also aims to stop Gen Alpha from the same pattern.
• Demand: crack down on accounts that harass girls online first.

"This decision looks less about protecting children and more about protecting the carefully manufactured image of the ‘Supreme Leader’ built over the last 12 years."

Mumbai Track Unchanged

• 28 Sept: Jail Bharo Andolan announced for 2 October, Shivaji Park, after Mumbai Police denied permit.
• 29 Sept post: "Chalo Mumbai! #GyanuMustGo"

Coordination Notes

• Existing site update already covers the Shivaji Park denial and Jail Bharo call.
• This note adds the same-day social-media rule reaction from the convenor handle.