How should South Africa regulate platforms used for cybercrime?

South Africa is increasingly seen as a hotspot for cybercrime, with multiple cases involving cross-border scams, sextortion, and harm to minors. South Africa’s Cybercrimes Act can be used to prosecute offenders, but regulation of the digital platforms on which these crimes rely remains inadequate. A report by the Free Speech Movement and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung says South Africa could draw on the EU Digital Services Act by requiring platforms to meet reporting, risk assessment, and systemic risk mitigation obligations, rather than simply transplanting European law.