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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.

Classroom AI apps expose children to porn site trackers and give UK students wrong US helplines, new report reveals

Classroom AI apps expose children to porn site trackers and give UK students wrong US helplines, new report reveals

Children using well-known AI-powered apps in classrooms, such as Grammarly, Character.AI and others, are being tracked by adult website advertisers, given dangerous misinformation about self-harm and taught false facts, according to new research carried out by LSE and 5Rights Foundation’s Digital Futures for Children centre.

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New UK data law: what does it mean for children’s privacy?

The new UK data law introduces significant changes in children’s data protection, including new codes of practice for EdTech, AI and automated decision-making, following years of advocacy by 5Rights.

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DFC on EdTech and the impact of enforcement action

The joint LSE & 5Rights Digital Futures for Children centre has published Edtech reports on international action and improvements to children’s privacy.

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Time for a Code of Practice for tech used in schools

5Rights backs Amendment 146 for a Code of Practice on EdTech to ensure children’s data rights are protected, building trust in educational technology.