2 August 2025, Opinion, Weekend Argus
It does not require platforms, schools, or service providers to assess how their digital systems affect children. Nor does it regulate how educational or health institutions collect, process, or store children’s data. And when it comes to enforcement? Sporadic at best. Reports by Media Monitoring Africa have consistently shown how children remain exposed to harmful content on social media platforms, largely due to insufficient regulatory oversight. These reports also highlight how social media outlets continue disregard ethical standards by revealing the identities of child victims, suspects, or witnesses incases of abuse or crime. This reflects a broader systemic issue: the lack of proactive and child-centered enforcement of digital rights protections.