UN declares child online safety an 'urgent priority,' calls for tech accountability
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Summary
The UN has declared protecting children online an 'urgent priority,' with UN rights chief Volker Turk calling on states to hold tech giants accountable for embedding child safety into their platforms. Turk emphasized that online harm to children is a direct result of business practices and design choices, and while the digital world offers learning and creativity, it also exposes children to serious risks to their safety, privacy, and wellbeing.
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The digital world that connects children to learning, community, and creativity also exposes them to real risks to their safety, privacy, and wellbeing
those responsible for online harm must be held to account
Making the digital world safe for children is an urgent priority, the United Nations said Friday, adding that those responsible for online harm must be held to account.
