Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is moving closer to introducing special SIM cards for children as part of a growing global effort to protect minors from online abuse, harmful content and other digital risks.
The move comes as governments worldwide introduce stronger measures to safeguard children as access to smartphones, social media and digital platforms continues to expand.
In Tanzania, official figures presented in Parliament in June 2026 by the Minister for Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups, Dr Dorothy Gwajima, showed that 67 percent of children aged between 12 and 17 years use smartphones, while four percent have experienced some form of online violence.
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