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From Indonesia to ASEAN: building momentum for children’s rights online in Southeast Asia
Governments and experts convened at the ASEAN ICT Forum on Child Online Protection in Kuala Lumpur, setting the stage for a renewed Regional Plan of Action that embeds safety-by-design principles. ASEAN member states are set to adopt a renewed…
European Parliament resolution reaffirms commitment to children’s rights online
The European Parliament has adopted its Resolution on the Protection of Minors Online: a decisive commitment towards children’s rights online and a critical acknowledgment of the importance of robust enforcement.
Leaders at Nigeria’s Online Safety Forum call for a digital world that protects children by design
At the Lagos Online Safety Forum, 5Rights Trustee Dorothy Gordon urged Nigerian policymakers to move from commitment to implementation – designing digital experiences that respect children’s rights, safety and privacy by default.
The UK’s Online Safety Act turns two: what’s changed for children?
As the landmark legislation reaches a milestone, 5Rights examine progress, challenges and what comes next for children’s rights online.
Brazil is first Latin American country to enshrine age-appropriate design standards into law
With the ECA Digital’s adoption, Brazil leads Latin America in embedding children’s rights into the digital world.
5Rights and the Digital Futures for Children Centre drives transformation in EdTech to protect children’s rights
New project drives urgent national conversation on whether technology used in the classrooms is meeting children’s right to education.
UK’s Age Appropriate Design Code: four years of global impact before key review
As the UK’s pioneering children’s data protection code inspires global change, the upcoming review of the Code presents an opportunity to build on this success and tackle the risks children face and want to be addressed.
New research reveals how children face financial harm online
New study published by the UK regulator Ofcom reinforces the urgent need for effective regulation of loot boxes, in-app purchases and other persuasive design strategies that exploit children’s vulnerabilities and drive them to spend money online.
5Rights UK Youth Ambassadors celebrate new online safety laws and call for the next chapter in building a better digital world
From today, it is illegal in the UK for tech companies to allow children access to pornography and expose them to other harmful content in their recommender feeds. 5Rights spoke to its UK Youth Ambassadors about the changes and their vision for what must come next.
Greek Prime Minister urges EU regulatory action against algorithmic exploitation of children
In conversation with 5Rights’ President Baroness Kidron at the global forum on AI in Athens, Prime Minister Mitsotakis denounced the tech sector’s “unprecedented global experiment with the mental health of our children”.
5Rights urges world leaders and tech firms to stand up for children at UN Internet Governance Forum
Opening the UN Internet Governance Forum’s ministerial panel on children’s online safety, 5Rights Executive Director Leanda Barrington-Leach challenged all stakeholders to face up to the reality of children’s current experience, and take bold action to reshape digital design.
EU guidelines map to 5Rights’ baseline, paving the way for overhaul of tech design for kids
5Rights welcomes the European Commission’s draft guidelines on Article 28 of the Digital Services Act – a recognition of our long-standing commitment to place children’s rights at the heart of platform responsibility and system design.