A bill for the protection of children against internet violence, including cyberbullying, passed a second reading at the House of Representatives on Thursday.
The bill seeks “to mandate internet service providers to block access to materials depicting violent conduct, regulate illegal/restricted content irrespective of the host, and remove intimating images and videos shared online that negatively impact children.”
Leading the debate on the bill titled “A bill for an act to provide for the enactment of child online access protection bill, 2023 and other issues of online violence against the Nigerian child,” its sponsor, Olumide Osoba, said unrestrained access to the internet could damage the health of children.
The lawmaker said the internet had become “a breeding ground for threats to our children,” hence, “we cannot afford to underestimate the impact of the internet on our children
