In today’s digital age, child safety in online spaces has become a more concerning issue.

Owing to insufficient safety nets in social media platforms, kids have been falling prey to online harassment, predatory abuse, and privacy invasion.

Although, the governments across the world have taken steps to ban social media for under 18 teens, these measures have proved insufficient to protect them online, as reported by the UN Human Rights Office.

The UN body has recently released landmark guidelines, aiming to protect the kids from digital harms, stemming from the poor and addictive platform design choices.

The report titled Getting Children’s Safety Online Right, calls for a thorough and human rights-based approach by shifting the responsibility and accountability to........

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