Moonshot 2026: ‘Africans deserve better protection’ — Tech experts faults companies, govt over digital safety.
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By Efosa Taiwo Chioma Agwuegbo, executive director of TechHerNG, has called on technology companies to prioritise users’ safety, privacy and rights, warning that the rapid development of digital tools without adequate safeguards could expose women, children and persons with disabilities to greater risks.
Agwuegbo spoke during the session titled “Designing Safer Digital Futures: Privacy, Protection and Rights in African Tech” at the Startup Stage of Moonshot 2026: Courage & Conviction.
She criticised technology platforms for focusing on developing new products and features without adequately considering their potential harm to users. “Access and safety should be the floor,” she said, arguing that excluding people from safe participation in digital spaces undermines their agency. Agwuegbo cited the misuse of artificial intelligence to create non-consensual intimate images of women as an example of the dangers associated with emerging technologies. “For instance, Grok should never be able to nudify women,” she said, warning that harmful applications can emerge rapidly after new technologies become available.
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