Resources
Explore our curated resources and find valuable publications, tools and positions on children’s rights in the digital environment.
A child rights audit of GenAI in EdTech: Learning from five UK case studies
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools are increasingly embedded in digital services and products that are used for and in education (EdTech), raising urgent questions about their impact on children’s learning and rights. We take a holistic child rights approach to children’s learning to evaluate five GenAI tools used in education – Character.AI, Grammarly, MagicSchool AI, Microsoft Copilot and Mind’s Eye.
Joint Letter to the President of the European Commission on Enforcing EU digital regulations for children
Ahead of the 2025 State of the Union, 22 organisations, experts, Members of the European Parliament and Members of the Intergroup on Children’s Rights have written to President von der Leyen calling for stronger enforcement of EU digital regulations to protect children online.
Analysis of the Guidelines to Article 28.1 of the Digital Services Act
The European Commission’s guidelines on Article 28.1 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) mark a significant advancement in recognising and addressing the specific needs of children and young people in digital environments. The following is a 5Rights analysis of the guidelines.
Joint submission to the Canadian Children’s Privacy Code
Over 40 leading Canadian experts and organisations have come together to call for comprehensive protections in the Children’s Privacy Code, addressing the growing concern over the commercialisation of children’s data.
Joint letter against delays and deregulatory changes in the EU AI Act
5Rights and more than 45 civil society groups warn the European Commission that revising the AI Act under the Digital Simplification Package risks eroding key digital rights and protections.
Joint EU letter calls for robust risk assessment for children’s rights under the DSA
5Rights, 24 NGOs and five MEPs urge the Commission to adopt a year-long, standardised DSA risk assessment framework with clear benchmarks for children’s rights.
Joint statement on the draft DSA guidelines on Article 28
This joint statement by 5Rights Foundation and 28 organisations and experts strongly supports the draft DSA guidelines on Article 28, but emphasises that this draft should be seen as the beginning of a new era of accountability rather than the end of the road.
5Rights response to Ofcom’s draft guidance on violence against women and girls in digital environments
5Rights welcomes Ofcom’s focus on safety by design in its draft guidance on protecting women and girls online. We call for earlier reporting and deeper consideration of harms in service design and supply chains.
South Carolina Kids Code
After advancing through the House, the Code is on its way to the Senate, and the children of South Carolina are one step closer to a safer digital world.