Children’s access to internet should be strictly regulated — Lawyer

A ineligible practitioner has cautioned that if children’s entree to societal media is not decently regulated and directed towards morganatic acquisition purposes, it whitethorn exposure them to online dangers that governments are progressively seeking to address.

Ahiakwo spoke with our newsman yesterday portion reacting to the announcement by the Federal Government that it volition soon assistance 100MB to schoolchildren to alteration them to entree acquisition resources.

He advised that the authorities should clarify the argumentation model underpinning the initiative.

He called connected the authorities to explicate whether the information would beryllium restricted to verified acquisition platforms, however the children would beryllium protected from harmful contented and however entree would beryllium supervised.

He besides suggested that the argumentation introducing the information proviso should explicate however students without due devices oregon reliable energy volition payment from the initiative.

“Importantly, what volition the programme outgo the public, and what measurable acquisition outcomes does the Government expect to achieve?”

Ahiakwo asked whether the 100MB would beryllium capable for meaningful integer learning, asserting that if students are expected to ticker instructional videos, enactment successful virtual classes, download learning materials and behaviour online probe nether th...