Instead of banning minors on social media, focus on teaching them to use platforms responsibly -- Viber exec
Source: GMA Network
Published on: 2026-10-13 08:07
Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Amid discussions on a social media ban for minors in the Philippines, an official of messaging app Rakuten Viber said that educating them on the responsible use of the platforms might be a better option than a total banishment. In an interview with GMA News Online, Viber Chief Product Officer Nadav Melnick pointed out that problems or possible threats online will always be present, and banning children might just force them to migrate to other means or platforms. "I think as a society, because all---there's progress in technology, we need to concentrate on how to educate people to handle those things, rather than to try and block them," Melnick said. "From my experience as a dad, when I tell my kid don't do something, he will probably do it somewhere else. So we need to focus on education," he added. ...
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