How safe is social media for children?

A US Senate hearing has questioned top executives of social media giants Youtube, Snapchat and Tik Tok about the safety measures for children. The Senate Commerce subcommittee is investigating how tech companies treat young audiences and how algorithms and product design choices can amplify harms, addiction and privacy intrusions.

Online child safety Source: Getty Images/Elva Etienne

In Australia, a new Online Safety Act will take effect from January next year.

It will strengthen the powers of the e-Safety Commissioner and the Communications Minister to protect Australians from online harm and set up new industry codes for the tech giants.

Listen to the podcast in Hindi by clicking on the audio icon in the picture above.

Tune into SBS Hindi at 5 pm every day and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.