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A Parent's Guide to Surviving Social Media

Mediha Mahmood, CEO, Content Forum

30-Apr-24 18:00

A Parent's Guide to Surviving Social Media

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has reminded parents to make sure their children below the age of 13 do not own any social media. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil explained that the commission found it was not appropriate for children under this age to have accounts. Now this brings up the question of how parents should actually think about managing their children's exposure to the internet.

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Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharaad Kuttan


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Tags:  social media,  internet,  digital,  communication,  digital culture,  fahmi fadzil, 


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