{"id":119375,"date":"2024-05-23T22:40:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T21:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ex-nbc-dg-idachaba-pushes-for-measures-to-address-cyber-bullying-sexting"},"modified":"2024-05-24T00:48:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T23:48:45","slug":"ex-nbc-dg-idachaba-pushes-for-measures-to-address-cyber-bullying-sexting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ex-nbc-dg-idachaba-pushes-for-measures-to-address-cyber-bullying-sexting","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NBC DG Idachaba pushes for measures to address cyber-bullying, sexting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Professor Armstrong Idachaba of the Veritas University, Abuja, has proposed regulatory measures to address cyber bullying, trolling, sexting and online pornography.<\/p>\n

Adachaba, who is a Professor of Mass Communication, stated this when he presented a paper on \u2018Media Utilisation in the Era of Media Convergence\u2014 Fear and Opportunities,\u2019 recently in Abuja, regretted that people use social media to foment trouble instead of advancing friendship and meaningful connection.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest threat of social media is in the area of the content it spurns out, the use of the social media seems to be a double edged sword, bringing good and providing fears.<\/p>\n

\u201cCyber bulling, trolling, sexting, Internet addictions, cybercrime, on line pornography, \u2013 fake news, hate speech, rumour mongering, negative imitations and violence, etc.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore Facebook started enforcing its community rules on violence-many of us recount with trepidation the horrific violence that happened at New Zealand when a youth connected his camera to his face book account and streamed live the rather animalistic killing of human beings at a mosque,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said regulatory agencies should look into \u201cthe following guidelines, towards the following\u2013 Protection of freedom of expression, Prohibition of outlawed practices and domestication of community guidelines to recognize specific outlawed practices, like indecent dressing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHate speech and incitement to violence promote ethical use of social media, to check misinformation and disinformation need for fact checking, transparency and accountability, data privacy and security user verification and accountability, content moderation.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnsure fair and transparent algorithms promote on line safety for students and staff, collaboration with govt and civil society, support culture and local content.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere should be digital literacy and education, emergency response protocols, collaboration with social media platforms, protection of vulnerable population, conventional processes and rules for adaptation have been jettisoned.<\/p>\n

\u201cMakers of mediated content, producers and makers of technology, mediated product consumers and indeed those who formulate media policies must seek continued adaptive means for the maximisation of converged media.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to him, \u201chere at Veritas University, social media usage has been sometime very effective, socializing, informative, enlightening and educating. Unfortunately, it is also some time very contentious and controversial.\u201d<\/p>\n

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