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Keep up to date with the latest development on data protection, children’s rights in the digital environment and more with our news articles and press releases.
Canada at a crossroads: protecting children in the age of AI
As Canada redefines its approach to artificial intelligence and technology governance, recent developments highlight that safeguarding children and their rights should be fundamental to the country’s digital future.
Final DSA guidelines deliver historic win for children’s rights online after years of 5Rights advocacy
The European Commission’s final guidelines on Article 28.1 of the Digital Services Act incorporate key recommendations from 5Rights’ baseline and coalition advocacy that shaped the framework from inception to adoption.
Inquiry finds UK Government must regulate GenAI and close online safety loopholes
The UK Parliament’s Science, Innovation and Technology Committee urges the Government to regulate generative AI tools and close critical gaps in online safety regulation, echoing calls from 5Rights and civil society.
Rewatch the virtual launch of the Children & AI Design Code
5Rights and the Digital Futures for Children centre are inviting the global community to speak with leading voices in digital governance alongside experts behind the Code.
5Rights and partners organise first Children’s Global AI Summit on Africa
Children from across the continent assembled for the Children’s Global AI Summit in Kigali, Rwanda convened by 5Rights and partners.
UNCRC turns 35: AI moves fast, but it must not break children
AI is shaping children’s lives, but is it safe? The Children & AI Design Code sets standards to ensure AI supports, not exploits, the next generation.
Reclaiming AI for the next generation: 5Rights unveils Children & AI Design Code
5Rights unveils the Children & AI Design Code, a bold framework ensuring AI prioritises children’s rights, safety, and wellbeing in design and deployment.
UK Government’s AI ‘free for all’ harms children’s intellectual property
Proposed changes to UK copyright law leave children’s intellectual property vulnerable to exploitation from AI companies– if children can’t copy homework, why can AI copy them?
5Rights joins global call to make AI safe for children
Global leaders gather at the Grand Palais in Paris for the AI summit, whilst 5Rights signs onto Everyone.AI’s Beneficial AI for Children call to action. We’re calling for AI that is safe by design, rights-respecting, and empowering for children.
AI systems that exploit the vulnerabilities of children are now illegal in the EU
Article 5 of the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act is a true milestone, but more is required to protect children’s rights and needs by design and default.
5Rights welcomes landmark UK legislation to protect children from online predators
The UK becomes the world’s first country to criminalise tools used to create AI-generated child sexual abuse material as part of four new measures to take on online predators.
UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan overlooks risks and potential for children
The UK Government has set a key marker of its plans for full-scale adoption of AI into the economy, making clear its intention to see its use scaled in education. Children must be a part of the conversation on the adoption of AI into services they have no choice but to use, with consideration of the opportunities and risks it poses.