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EU Digital Services Act comes into effect, requiring a high level of privacy, safety and security for children

November 2022

5Rights' Child Online Safety Toolkit wins Lovie Award for online excellence

November 2022

The Molly Russell inquest verdict damns Silicon Valley. There can be no more excuses

The Guardian

September 2022

Online safety: What can tech companies do?

Channel 4 News

September 2022

Online Safety Bill amendment to be brought forward after Molly Russell inquest

The Independent

September 2022

Molly Russell: how family are helping shift narrative on online safety

The Guardian

September 2022

Molly Russell died while suffering negative effects of online content, coroner concludes

ITV News

September 2022

British Ruling Pins Blame on Social Media for Teenager’s Suicide

New York Times

September 2022

5Rights welcomes ICO action to enforce children’s data protection

September 2022

New hope for a global standard of children’s data protection as Californian Age Appropriate Design Code is signed into law

September 2022

Newsom signs bill to make tech companies protect kids online

Politico

September 2022

California Governor Signs Sweeping Children’s Online Safety Bill

New York Times

September 2022

California first with law protecting children’s online privacy

Los Angeles Times

September 2022

5Rights celebrates the first anniversary of the Age Appropriate Design Code

September 2022

California follows UK lead as child data protection law is passed

August 2022

Data Protection and Digital Information Bill briefing

August 2022

Government response to data reform consultation: a weak economic case, and even bleaker picture for children's digital rights

July 2022

5Rights appoints Head of US Affairs as Kids Code makes progress in California

June 2022

Children’s sector calls on government to adopt essential amendments to the Online Safety Bill so that it delivers for kids

June 2022

The Times, Letter to the Editor: Online Child Safety

May 2022

Making Child Online Safety a Reality: Global Toolkit launched

May 2022

Joint letter to the EU: Children’s rights in the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR)

May 2022

Joint letter to the EU: Children’s rights in the Artificial Intelligence Act

May 2022

Making Child Online Safety a Reality: international launch event

April 2022

Joint letter to the European Parliament and Council of Ministers of the EU

April 2022

California Privacy Committee votes 10-0 to support Kids Code

April 2022

Former UK Information Commissioner joins 5Rights Foundation Board

April 2022

5Rights' response to the Online Safety Bill

March 2022

Joint letter to DSA Rapporteurs

5Rights Publication

March 2022

Joint Letter on children's rights in the Digital Services Act

March 2022

Bonta weighs sponsorship of major kids' privacy bill

Politico

March 2022

5Rights welcomes President Biden’s call to hold social media platforms accountable for the harm they are inflicting on children

March 2022

Protections for children online introduced in California

February 2022

Senators unveil children’s online safety bill after months of pressure on Silicon Valley

The Washington Post

February 2022

California to adopt UK-style child data law in global push against Big Tech

The Financial Times

February 2022

California lawmakers pitch major overhaul of kids' web privacy

Politico

February 2022

5Rights response to the Government's announcement on age assurance for pornography

February 2022

How data-hungry companies expose children to risk online: the case of recommendation systems

February 2022

5Rights responds to the Joint Committee’s report on the Online Safety Bill

January 2022

The British Baroness who’s taming Big Tech

Bloomberg

December 2021

Too little too late? Instagram’s latest changes and what they will mean for kids

December 2021

The Online Safety Bill will not fix everything – but this is an overdue start

Politics Home

December 2021

Why the UK's new data regime proposals could mean a setback for children's rights

December 2021

Joint Letter to MEPs: Children's rights in the EU's Digital Services Act

December 2021

5Rights and IEEE SA launch new standard for designing digital services with children in mind

November 2021

5Rights Foundation adds new Executive Director to its growing team

November 2021

NYT calls on the US to adopt the Age Appropriate Design Code, referencing 5Rights work

November 2021

Letter on Age Assurance (Minimum Standards) Bill

November 2021

Age-checking software 'may pose data risk'

The Telegraph

November 2021

Baroness Beeban Kidron, Chair, 5Rights, on the ICO’s response to 5Rights research into Code breaches

November 2021

Facebook is still targeting adverts to children based on personal data

November 2021

It's time for Playful by Design: Free play in a digital world

November 2021

EU AI Act: Strong protections for children’s rights require better enforcement

October 2021

Children’s Rights groups call on EU lawmakers to ensure Digital Services Act helps to build the digital world that children deserve

October 2021

Baroness Beeban Kidron, Chair, 5Rights, response to the ICO’s opinion on Age Assurance for the Children’s Code

October 2021

Age Assurance and the new regulatory landscape: 5Rights updated report 'But how do they know it is a child?'

October 2021

Letter to the ICO: Breaches of the Age Appropriate Design Code

October 2021

The Online Safety Bill must live up to its name

Politics Home

October 2021

Dozens of leading apps accused of putting children in danger

The Financial Times

October 2021

School’s failure to monitor girl’s internet use ‘contributed’ to her suicide, coroner concludes

Channel 4

October 2021

Facebook Hearing Strengthens Calls for Regulation in Europe

New York Times

October 2021

Baroness Beeban Kidron, 5Rights, responds to death of teenager Frankie Thomas who took her own life after viewing harmful content online

October 2021

Zuckerberg Mum as Facebook Spokesperson Refutes Whistleblower's Testimony in Real Time

Newsweek

October 2021

Playing catch-up with technology is not enough when it comes to safeguarding issues

Education Technology

October 2021

‘Instagram for children’ paused amid parents’ fears over child safety

Telegraph

September 2021

Facebook pauses work on Instagram Kids after teen mental health concerns

Guardian

September 2021

Facebook is delaying an Instagram app for users under the age of 13.

New York Times

September 2021

Kids in 'danger' every time they go on the internet, warns grieving dad

Mirror

September 2021

UK calls on G7 countries, tech firms to ‘step up’ child safety measures online

Euractiv

September 2021

Social media giants increase global child safety after UK regulations introduced

The Guardian

September 2021

Raft of tech changes to protect children as new rules come into force

September 2021

Joint letter welcoming the Age Appropriate Design Code

September 2021

Google announcement shows impact of Children’s Code

August 2021

5Rights launches new research project - watch the webinar

July 2021

New research shows child accounts directly targeted with graphic content within as little as 24 hours of creating an online social media account

July 2021

Campaigners heartbroken by EU Digital Services Act compromise. LIBE committee risks derailing the opportunity to set a global standard for children’s safety in the digital world

July 2021

Shoshana Zuboff: Effective regulation begins with unmasking these hidden systems

June 2021

5Rights Foundation launches Twisted Toys

June 2021

The Digital Services Act must deliver for children

June 2021

House of Lords Queen's Speech debate addresses Online Safety Bill

5Rights' Blog

May 2021

Reducing the risk of misinformation

May 2021

AI systems that put children at risk to be banned under EU’s AI Act

May 2021

Webinar - Launch of general comment No. 25 on children's rights in relation to the digital environment

March 2021

Children offer their views for general comment No. 25 on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment

March 2021

European Commission unveils digital priorities

March 2021

Celebration of general comment No.25 on children’s rights in the digital environment

March 2021

5Rights welcomes Government commitment to children's rights

5Rights

February 2021

Consultation response: Guidance on advertising in-game purchases

5Rights

January 2021

What we can learn from Italy’s moves against TikTok

January 2021

5Rights Foundation launches Brussels office

January 2021

House of Commons Briefing - Trade Bill - Protection of Children Online

5Rights

January 2021

2020 in review

December 2020

Digital Services Act proposal sets out EU priorities for its own approach to online harms

December 2020

National Data Strategy fails to learn the lessons from Covid

December 2020

UK National Data Strategy does not do enough to protect people's rights

December 2020

Digital Futures Commission launches consultation on free play in a digital world

December 2020