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Analysis of Cross-Functional Stakeholder Collaboration in Online Safety of Children
Ratnaditya Jonnalagadda, Pallavi Singh, Garima Seth, Ananya Khanna, Amit Khanna et al. ·
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In today's digitally-dominated era, children are increasingly engaging with online content, prompting heightened concerns for their safety.This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of how various stakeholders collaborate to ensure children's online security.While children face challenges like cyberbullying and data privacy threats on platforms like social media and online games, the responsibility to protect them is distributed among Technology companies, educators, parents, NGOs, and government agencies.Despite evident collaborations, many efforts remain surface-level, lacking the depth needed to comprehensively address online safety issues.External challenges, such as rapid technological changes, cultural differences about online safety perceptions, and varying digital literacy levels, further impede deep collaboration.However, emerging global coalitions hint at the potential of effective multi-stakeholder collaboration.The paper underscores the need for more profound, unified efforts to genuinely safeguard children online.