Moonshot 2026: ‘Africans deserve better protection’ — tech experts fault companies and governments over digital safety

At a Moonshot 2026 session, TechHerNG executive director Chioma Agwuegbo urged technology companies to prioritize users’ safety, privacy and rights, especially those of women, children and people with disabilities. She cited AI-generated non-consensual intimate images, criticized the lack of investment and avenues for redress available to African users, and said governments were failing to address digital safety. Agwuegbo also advocated open, trusting communication between parents and children, stronger regulatory oversight and responsible reporting of violence against women. Modupe Adebimpe of ProsperityTech noted that integrating safety measures into technology products can be expensive.