Ghana's Minister For Communications and cyber security, Madam Ursula Owusu in a recent meeting has addressed the public about bad social media posts in the country.
This announcement was made at the Cyber security awareness month 2019.
She said the ministry is putting laws in place to criminalize some social media posts.
Speaking under the gathering,
The Ministry is working with the Attorney General, and Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, among others to come up with the framework on child online development and welfare within the shortest possible time,” Mrs.Owusu-Ekuful.
She emphasised the need to protect children who have become active users of the internet in recent years.
According to her, protecting children has become important because the majority of Ghana’s laws were enacted before child online protection came up.
“Government has increased awareness among children across all the regions and by the end of October, 40 schools would have been reached,” she added.
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