Mar 10, 2021
Parents and child guardians are advised to adopt a multilayered approach to online safety that recognises today’s new realities.
SA’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA), the non-profit industry representative body representing 197 of South Africa’s Internet Service Providers (ISPs), says ensuring the safety of children in cyberspace requires a multilayered approach with technology being only one component.
“The relatively slow rollout of Covid-19 vaccines will see many South African parents continue to prioritise online learning and socialising in 2021,” says ISPA chair, André van der Walt. “It may no longer be possible for parents to delay giving children access to phones and tablets in their early teens.”