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Keeping kids safer online

From a silly tweet to months in jail – new social media laws in South Africa

From 1 March 2022, President Cyril Ramaphosa approved the Films and Publications Amendment (FPA) Act. In addition, “The Amendment Act is set to transform the FPB completely, expanding its mandate and migrating it from a simple classification authority to a fully-fledged regulator, with the legitimate powers to issue and renew licences (certificates), accredit distributors and impose…
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Opportunistic scams

Some scammers are very clever. They will use current or emotional causes to create believable scams to solicit money from their victims. At present, there are many email, SMS, social media and WhatsApp scams where the message appears to have come from someone raising funds to support the Ukrainian citizens during the Russian invasion. They…
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Who is really on the other side of the conversation? Fake profiles and catfish.

How do you know that the person you are chatting to online is actually who they claim to be? The Internet has made it so easy for people to connect with other people all over the world. Most people who create online profiles, do so honestly and with the intention to connect with friends, family,…
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