UN rights office says children need better protection online

This photograph shows a set up smart-phone screen displaying the logo of main social media platforms. (AFP)

FRANKFURT: The United Nations’ Human Rights ​Office on Friday called for more robust regulation and oversight by ‌governments to ‌make ​online ‌platforms ⁠safer ​for children.
“Enhancing protection ⁠of children online is an urgent priority that we ⁠need to make ‌sure ‌not ​only ‌gets done — ‌but that it gets done right,” UN High ‌Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tuerk ⁠said ⁠in a statement.
He added that technology companies need to embed child safety into their platforms.