You area senior civil servant inthe Ministry of liformation & Broadcasting. eek Old daughter av intelligent and sensitive student of Class 12 has batt i iniasosied ti popular intuencers and motivational speakers Recently onsen deep 4 Bhalla The 4 popular podeast show hosted by a well known social media figure Kuna soullaly show claims to champion "free thinking" and covers topics like hustle culture ma f personal transformation and anti institutional narratives. Over time your daughter's behaviour begins to change. She withdraws from academic interests begins idolising internet influencers and adopts rigid opinions about success failure and mental health. She starts rejecting family advice refuses to appear for bee board preparatory exams and argues that "school is irrelevant in the age of free minds. Concermed you and your Spouse try to reason with her but she accuses you of being "closed minded." Matters come to head when a viral video clip where platform endorsing radic public attention because "generational rebellion" you are alerted by your ministry's media monitoring cell about your daughter is seen giving an interview on a fringe podcast al views on education politics and civil services The clip drew of your designation and journalists began speculating about a within the bureaucracy. Meanwhile the influencer Kunal Bhalla publicly praises your daughter as "the new voice of youth dissent " but refuses to take accountability for his platform's role in shaping her worldview. Social media is split some defend her right to free thought while others accuse such influencers of normalising disrespect 'for i icizing shallow intellectualism. Your colleagues advice silence bi of school and intern with a podcast network. (a) What are the key ethical issues involved in the way influencers on social media especially for impression (b) What should be the role of influential platforms in the "free thinking" is promoted by able youth? public figures in responding to the misuse or distortion of name of free expression? (c) Suggest a policy framework or guidelin es for responsible influencer content aimed youth without curbing intellectual freedom. at (20 marks 250 words)

Topper: Ram Kishankumar Lakhmanbhai · AIR 474 · 2025 · Page 46