NP Ashley, professor and writer, critiques Kerala Story 2 as political propaganda. Adhira S Magesh, a Grade 9 karate black belt and baker, shares a teenager’s take on phone bans and online life. Sama Adil, child psychologist, discusses adolescent mental health, screen time and counseling. They debate practical limits, regulation versus prohibition, misinformation spread, misogyny in film narratives, and civic responses to polarising media.