The Problem of Social Media Platform Responsibility Regarding Children's Rights in the Digital Space from A Human Rights Perspective

The swift growth of social media poses significant obstacles to safeguarding children's rights online. Numerous infractions, including sexual exploitation, cyberbullying, misuse of personal information, and exposure to hazardous content, show how frequently children's rights are disregarded on digital platforms. Through a review of the 1945 Constitution (Articles 28B and 31), the Child Protection Law (Articles 5, 7, and 15), the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law, the Personal Data Protection Law, and the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (Articles 17 and 19), this study uses a normative approach to analyze the legal obligations of social media platforms to protect children's rights from a human rights perspective. The analysis reveals regulatory gaps: the absence of a clear mechanism for binding digital platforms to effectively protect children, difficulties in cross-jurisdictional law enforcement, and platform algorithms that often amplify exposure to harmful content for commercial gain. From a human rights perspective, this leads to violations of children's rights to adequate protection, education, and information. This study recommends reforming national laws, including strengthening digital platform obligations through the principle of Corporate Responsibility to Human Rights, As supplementary measures to guarantee the protection of children's rights in the digital sphere, cross-border rules should be harmonized and parents' and kids' digital literacy should be improved.