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Impact of social networking sites on GCC youngsters reviewed

Published: 10 Jun 2015 - 08:16 am | Last Updated: 13 Jan 2022 - 02:46 am

DOHA: Undersecretaries from information ministries of GCC countries who met here yesterday discussed the impact of local social networking sites on youngsters in the region and recommended that member-states should come up with a unified initiative to protect people’s privacy. 
They also discussed the impact of the networking sites on the economic development of member-states, reports QNA.
They also discussed some websites making adverse impact on youngsters and children. 
A team has been set up to follow up on the issues especially as the number of Internet users in the region has been increasing.
The Peninsula