Policy to create child-friendly internet in the offing
More than a third of Ghanaian young people between 12-17 years have access to the internet, mostly using mobile phones.
However, the greater use of the internet increasingly exposes children and young people to the dangers of all forms of abuse.
A recent UNICEF Ghana report showed that many children had indicated that they have been treated in a hurtful way by someone else when using the internet.Boys, older children and those living in urban areas report upsetting incidents more often.
Sexual content, hurtful comments, fraud or violence are among the things that children find upsetting. In many of these cases, parents are not even aware of the incidents.
National Child Online Protection
To overcome the bottlenecks and provide child-friendly internet, the government is desig...
