Meta launched Digital Dialogues in Real Life during the Digital Tahaffuz Summit held on 28 October. The summit was organised in partnership with the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, the Ministry of Human Rights, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, the Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority, the National Commission on the Rights of the Child, and Zindagi Trust.
Ayesha Raza, Chairperson of the National Commission on the Rights of the Child, said, "Our goal must be to make the digital world safe for children." Raza warned that implementing bans alone might drive children toward riskier, less regulated online environments.
Salman Zafar, a member of the Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority, argued that children should not be solely responsible for their own online protection. Shahzad Roy, President of Zindagi Trust, noted that children require the necessary skills to navigate a digital world safely.
The partnership between Meta, Zindagi Trust, and Durbeen aims to provide parents and guardians with tools to monitor their children's social media experiences. Digital Dialogues in Real Life functions as a free, browser-based experience.
Teen Accounts now feature protections enabled by default, with content settings guided by parental feedback and 13-plus film ratings. Teenagers under 16 must obtain parental permission to make content settings less restrictive.
Yuen Ting Chay, Meta’s director of public policy for South and Central Asia, said, "Keeping teens safe online is a responsibility we share with parents, educators, governments and civil society."
