Make digital spaces safe for children and young people
Digital products from social media to games and AI chatbots are deliberately designed to keep children and young people hooked, influence their thinking and manipulate their behaviour. This is damaging their health, development and relationships.
Politicians are finally taking notice, but too often their answers are overly simplistic, limited to social media and put the burden on children and parents, rather than taking on the companies that are breaking the law.
Join us in asking our leaders to be more ambitious and require companies do the right thing by our children.
Dear national and European leaders,
Our children are growing up in a digital world that prioritises profit over their health, safety and well-being. Instead of empowering future generations to thrive, tech corporations are exploiting, endangering, and isolating children.
Our children, families and communities deserve better.
We are calling on you to act now.
Put safety at the heart of design
Make child safety certification a pre-requisite for all tech used by kids.
Protect under 13s from manipulation
Enforce a legal ban on personalised services for under 13s.
Support graduated empowerment
Mandate age-tiered access and support guardrails for all under 18s that evolve as they grow.
Ban services that do not comply
Use EU market access powers to restrict services that expose children to risk and harm.
A fairer digital world is possible. Thank you for standing up for childhood.