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2026-05-29
Protection of children online needs to be done right – UN Human Rights Office issues guidelines for child safety online

United Nations GENEVA – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday called for more robust measures by both States and tech companies to make online platforms safer for children, insisting on effective regulation, oversight and accountability.

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2026-05-29
مكتب حقوق الإنسان يصدر 10 مبادئ توجيهية لتعزيز سلامة الأطفال عبر الإنترنت

أخبار الأمم المتحدةدعا مفوض الأمم المتحدة السامي لحقوق الإنسان فولكر تورك إلى اتخاذ تدابير أكثر صرامة من جانب كل من الدول وشركات التكنولوجيا لجعل المنصات الإلكترونية أكثر أمانا للأطفال، مشددا على ضرورة وجود تنظيم فعال، ورقابة، ومساءلة.

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2025-10-11
تيك توك من جديد: هكذا تحمون أنفسكم من الابتزاز!

MTV Lebanonرينه أبي نادر عاد تطبيق "تيك توك" ليتصدّر العناوين، بعد توقيف مديريّة الجنوب الإقليميّة في أمن الدولة، منذ أيّام، "التّيكتوكر م.ع."، إثر توافر معلومات دقيقة عن قيامه بابتزاز فتيات عبر تطبيق "تيك توك"، مستغلاً شهرة حسابه للحصول على مبالغ ماليّة أو دفعهنّ إلى تصرّفات غير لائق. جاء هذا الموضوع ليُعيد تسليط الضّوء على مخاطر "تيك توك"، لا سيّما الابتزاز.

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Real Stories From Families

All my children became addicts

My problem started with the COVID19 Lockdowns. All my children needed devices to study online, but we don’t have laptop. My children started to fight each other for my phone to attend their class sessions and to work on their assignments. I insisted that we get for each of my three children a used smartphone. We couldn’t afford purchasing laptops...

from Jana, mother of three children

Toddler Addiction to Smartphone

My experience is with my little daughter who is just 2.5 years old and with my husband. My husband stays late at work. When he returns home, he is tired and stressed, doesn’t allow our daughter to make noise as he wants to sleep early to wake up early. My daughter stays awake, she remains awake late at night until she falls asleep with the smartphone i...

from Mom of Sahar

University Student Lost in Online Gaming

Hi, my son is 20. He started online gaming a few years ago. Today, it is the only thing he does. He dropped out of university. He does not work and has no real friends. He sits in the room for about 18 hours a day. He stopped going outside the house at all. He neglects his hygiene, wears his pyjamas all the time, does not shower, eats junk food, and is gaini...

from Nancy, mom of a university student

Son Hijacked by Gaming

I have lost my Son to video gaming and YouTube video watching. He spends ALL his time on his smartphone, PlayStation, and PC. I can barely talk to him. He only wants to be kept alone, immersed in his virtual world. He is 15. I don't recognize him anymore which scares me a lot. He always finishes eating quickly to go straight back to God knows what on hi...

from Rania, mother of a teenager

Is Gaming Aggravating my Son's Autism?

Greetings, i took away the gaming device from my eldest son who is 13 years. His video gaming started as an escape as he was struggling with his social life. His father took it away, but he became emotionally disturbed. At school he was severely bullied which left him lonely. It was hard for him to discuss the issue. Each time we tried to discuses it with hi...

from Jessica, needs your help

Adolescent: I either continue online gaming or I run away from home.

My 12 years son is gaming all the day and late at night while we are all sleeping. His favorite game is Fortnight. After months of gaming, I barely know him. He blatantly lies to me about the time spent gaming and lots of other things. He is not interested in anything at all, just gaming. He can’t listen to me and he can’t even look at me. W...

from Victoria, I don't know my son anymore

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