ADDRESSING SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGES FOR CHILDREN

President of the Malaysian Cyber Consumer Association (MCCA), Siraj Jalil.

Children typically lack the maturity to evaluate situations effectively, rendering them easily influenced and vulnerable to exploitation, particularly when using social media without proper guidance or oversight.

Dean of the School of Multimedia Technology and Communication at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Khairie Ahmad.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil visited the family of social media influencer A. Rajeswary, known as Esha in August.

The government will not compromise on this matter as social media safety issues, especially involving children and families, have become more widespread.