COP: NCC Reveal Risks Children Face Online | DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
Oct 25, 2021
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has revealed some of the risks children face whilst online.
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The NCC is the National Independent Regulatory Authority for the telecom industry in Nigeria.
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In line with its Child Online Protection (COP) initiative, the Commission gave the risks children face online as;
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Content Risk:
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consists of harmful information and material that children encounter online. For example; po-rnography, violence, fake news (mis-information).
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Contact Risk:
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Meeting online friends offline can lead to negative consequences. This is a situation where a person befriends a young person to gain their confidence and then s-exually unguided comments.
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Commercialization Risk:
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This is the risk children face from being exposed to making willing n unwilling commercial decisions.
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— Faith Ukanwa