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WHILE the state’s proposal to create a Cybersecurity and Social Media Awareness Council envisages needed interventions to protect children from online harm, the same body’s focus on ‘fake news’ — as described by the government — is cause for concern.
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focus → create → concern
Speaking at a recent seminar in Islamabad, the federal information minister said there is a need to raise awareness about the “dangers of fake news”, while also emphasising the need for digital education in schools and colleges.
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minister → speak → schools
In particular, he said children should be protected from cyberattacks.
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children → say → cyberattacks
At the same event, the IT minister observed that it was important for both parents and children to know who the latter were interacting with online.
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latter → observe → who
This comes to around 1.5m children.
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This → come → children
Moreover, the National Commission on the Rights of the Child points out that youngsters are vulnerable to “cyberbullying, online grooming, sharing of sexual abuse materials” and other types of harm.
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youngsters → point → harm
It is, therefore, essential to protect youngsters from online predators through digital literacy, while bringing those involved in these abominable crimes to justice.
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It → protect → justice
Pakistan’s children face enough challenges; the state must do all it can to protect them from online harm.
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it → face → harm
But combining steps against cyberbullying and online abuse of children with the state’s campaign against ‘fake news’ needs to be reconsidered.
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combining → combine → news
The state of freedom of expression in Pakistan is already quite poor, so any further attempts to clamp down on free speech must be resisted.
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attempts → clamp → speech
Instead, the proposed council should focus on protecting children from dangers in the cyber realm, as well as keeping citizens overall safe from online threats.
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council → propose → threats
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