First Amendment cannot shield companies from accountability – 5Rights statement further to the preliminary injunction against the California AADC September 2023
European Parliament’s watering down of protections for children in AI Act risks worsening systemic exploitation of children online May 2023
Global “Pact for the Future” must set the building blocks for the digital world children and young people deserve May 2023
5Rights is partnering with Dove and a group of campaigning organisations to make social media safer for young people April 2023
States must implement UNCRC General comment 25, and look to Age Appropriate Design Code - UN Human Rights chief, experts and children concur March 2023
Safer Internet Day 2023: 5Rights Foundation partners with the Gifted Young Generation to launch a global conversation series, bringing young voices into the heart of the online safety debate February 2023
EU Digital Services Act comes into effect, requiring a high level of privacy, safety and security for children November 2022
The Molly Russell inquest verdict damns Silicon Valley. There can be no more excuses The Guardian September 2022
Online Safety Bill amendment to be brought forward after Molly Russell inquest The Independent September 2022
Molly Russell died while suffering negative effects of online content, coroner concludes ITV News 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
Government response to data reform consultation: a weak economic case, and even bleaker picture for children's digital rights July 2022
Children’s sector calls on government to adopt essential amendments to the Online Safety Bill so that it delivers for kids June 2022
5Rights welcomes President Biden’s call to hold social media platforms accountable for the harm they are inflicting on children March 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
How data-hungry companies expose children to risk online: the case of recommendation systems February 2022
The Online Safety Bill will not fix everything – but this is an overdue start Politics Home December 2021
5Rights and IEEE SA launch new standard for designing digital services with children in mind November 2021
Baroness Beeban Kidron, Chair, 5Rights, on the ICO’s response to 5Rights research into Code breaches November 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
School’s failure to monitor girl’s internet use ‘contributed’ to her suicide, coroner concludes Channel 4 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
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
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
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