In a bid to safeguard children from potential harms posed by social media and online gaming, a BJP MP has proposed a private member’s bill seeking stricter safeguards for minors.According to the proposed private member's bill, children under 13 years of age could be prohibited from creating accounts on social media and online gaming platforms without verified parental consent, Hindustan Times reported on Saturday.What does the SHIELD bill propose?The proposed legislation, titled the Safeguarding Healthy Internet Environments for Little Digital-Natives (SHIELD) Bill, 2025, would require platforms accessible to minors to implement age-verification mechanisms. It would also introduce parental-control dashboards, enabling…