Sri Lanka prepares guidelines to curb ‘Kidfluencing’ and protect children online
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Daily Mirror reports that Sri Lanka is preparing guidance aimed at preventing the exploitation of children through social media content made for commercial benefit or online attention. Its report describes this practice as kidfluencing.
Newswire reports that the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs is pursuing new laws and regulations to prevent children from being exploited on social media. Ada Derana, Hiru News (සිංහල) and Ada Derana (සිංහල) also report that new laws are planned to protect children from misuse on social platforms.
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- Hiru News · Sri Lanka advances legal reforms to regulate virtual assets and service providers
- Ada Derana · Children increasingly targeted by criminals through the internet – Dy Minister
- Newswire · Police issue warning over spread of false information on social media
- Newswire · Sri Lanka to introduce new laws to protect children from social media exploitation