Egypt and Tik Tok discussion New mechanisms to protect children online. According to a Cabinet statement issued on Friday, July 10, the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Raafat Hindi, met with the Executive Director of Public Policy for the Middle East, Eurasia and Africa region at TikTok, Amir Gelin, on the sidelines of the World Summit on the Information Society 2026 forum held in Geneva from July 6 to 10.
Discussions focused on child protection mechanisms online and opportunities for cooperation between the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in Egypt and TikTok on capacity building programs. The two sides also discussed ways to enrich cultural and scientific content online related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
The meeting comes amid a broad government campaign to address concerns about children’s exposure to online risks while balancing digital protection with rapid technological change. In April, Hindi announced plans to launch a mobile phone SIM card specifically for children in cooperation with the four mobile phone operators in Egypt.
And earlier in February in Egypt foot The first Children’s Internet Risk Index, which assessed online safety for children aged five to twelve across several indicators, including safe digital use, parental supervision, protection from digital risks, awareness and institutional support.
These initiatives come in the wake of directives from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to the government and Parliament to review international legislation, including British and Australian laws restricting children’s use of social media.
Egypt’s efforts reflect a broader international campaign to regulate children’s access to digital platforms amid growing concerns about addiction, cyberbullying, exposure to inappropriate content, exploitation, and potential long-term psychological effects.
On July 2, YouTube Fired Supervised children’s accounts across the Middle East and North Africa, including Egypt, while offering additional parental controls and child safety features within the main YouTube app.
In June, TikTok I mentioned More than 2.38 million videos were removed in Egypt during the last quarter of 2025 due to community guidelines violations, making Egypt the third largest market among five Arab countries covered by the company’s latest executive report.
The announcement came after a previous transparency update showed nearly 3 million videos It has been removed in Egypt between April and June 2025 as part of a regional enforcement campaign that removed nearly 19 million videos across the Middle East and North Africa.