Tech Feature: Meta and Google lose child safety battle ( If platforms can’t fully protect kids, who will?)

Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Miss Nadie, a Social Kids Facilitator and Codey Crawlers Best Friend, about the growing pressure on tech giants Meta and Google following a major child safety setback. The development raises critical concerns about how effectively these platforms are protecting young users. For years, the responsibility has largely fallen on parents to monitor, restrict, and guide their children’s online activity. But what happens when the platforms themselves fall short? If the digital spaces where children spend so much of their time aren’t designed with their safety in mind, then who is ultimately accountable? 702 Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja is broadcast live on Johannesburg based talk radio station 702 every weekday afternoon. Relebogile brings a lighter touch to some of the issues of the day as well as a mix of lifestyle topics and a peak into the worlds of entertainment and leisure.  Thank you for listening to a 702 Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja podcast.  Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 13:00 to 15:00 (SA Time) to Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj  For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/2qKsEfu or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/DTykncj  Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc  Follow us on social media:  702 on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.