The protection of children against violence in cyberspace is an obligation of everyone, including Policy-makers, civil organisations, religious leaders, parents and guardians, educators and law enforcement authorities, among others.

Speaking on Kumepambazuka, a Radio One breakfast programme, Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) Principal Communications Officer Mr. Semu Mwakyanjala noted that society still has a responsibility to protect children from cyberbullying, false information, and humiliation despite the existence of the Cyber Security Act of 2015, the law that shields children from online abuse.

"Our life in the real world doesn't differ from that in the cyber space, so it is our sole responsibility as society to ensure that our children are always safe and secure when in the cyber environment," he said and continued by saying that “if society and guardians are keen to protect their minors from the ordinary world against abuse and humiliation, the same effort should be deployed in protecting the same while in the cyber environment,” he emphasised.

He urged creators of online content and those ICT system developers to give priority to integrating filters that will screen out problematic materials that children are likely to discover when browsing online content. Systems for online socialising and uploading content that children might view have been created.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) estimates that there are more crimes against children committed online on a daily basis and is urging all UN members to take appropriate measures to protect children online.