NGOs and others to discuss global issues such
as climate, the COVID-19 pandemic and the
digital transition.
Macron is to chair a session closed to the press
in order to make “joint commitments” on how
to make the internet safer for children, a French
official said.
The call will mark a “starting point” on taking
concrete action including enforcing parental
control on digital tools, protecting children from
inappropriate content and preventing cyber-
stalking, prostitution and child pornography, the
official said.
A senior U.S. administration official suggested
the United States will join the call, stressing that
the country plays “a prominent role because our
companies are so dominant in this space and our
government has a prominent voice.”
Macron, Harris, EU Commission President Ursula
Von Der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau will also attend a public panel
or regulating the digital domain, along with
Microsoft president Brad Smith, Youtube CEO
Susan Wojcicki and Amazon senior vice president
Russel Grandinetti.
Children rights’ advocates have for years
urged internet giants to take action to better
protect children.
Revelations last month from whistleblower
Frances Haugen showing internal Facebook
studies of the harm of Instagram on teenagers
only intensified parent’s concerns about the
popular photo sharing app.
Nora Fraisse, head of a French association fighting
school bullying, on Thursday praised “a key