Youth Online Safety: NCRC, Meta, and DRF Join Forces in Islamabad

The NCRC collaborated with Meta and the Digital Rights Foundation for the Youth Online Safety Roundtable held in Islamabad. Member KP, Miss Nadia Bibi, and the NCRC team participated in the discussion.

The discussion aimed to foster youth online safety by addressing challenges specific to Pakistan’s context, with a focus on strengthening parent-teen communication and customizing Meta’s safety tools and policies to meet local needs. Additionally, emphasis was placed on NCRC’s potential role in co-hosting initiatives, building partnerships, and advancing a unified framework to safeguard youth from cyber risks.

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