Press and recognition

Overview

5Rights’ work has been cited by media and researchers  around the world. Below you’ll find a selection of press coverage that reflect the issues we campaign on – from investigative features to thought leadership across national and international outlets – as well as the awards we have received for our contribution to children’s rights in the digital world.

In the press

Four-year-olds ‘exploited’ by tech giants’ app store age ratings

Games with in-app purchases and targeted advertising are being marketed by Apple and Google at children far younger than the limits set by developers.

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Instagram still posing serious risks to children, campaigners say

Young Instagram users could still be exposed to “serious risks” even if they use new Teen Accounts brought in to provide more protection and control, research by campaigners suggests.

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Team behind globally influential UK Children’s Code launches AI code

5Rights is launching the Children & AI Design Code as a tool to force AI developers to consider how children might use and be affected by their tech.

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Prince Harry speaks out at ‘critical moment’ for children’s online safety

Prince Harry, speaking at 5Rights event, calls for legislation to rein in social media companies in their quest for profits.

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The Baroness Fighting to Protect Children Online

5Rights founder Beeban Kidron has successfully pushed stricter limits on how tech companies can target children online in Britain.

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Twisted Toys ads highlight how tech giants prey on children’s data

5Rights new campaign called “Twisted Toys,” which aims to raise awareness about the ways tech companies prey on children’s data.

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Awards & recognition

Privacy and Human Rights Award

5Rights’ outstanding leadership at the intersection of privacy, data protection and children’s rights was recognised internationally with the inaugural Global Privacy Assembly Privacy and Human Rights Award. The award was conferred at RightsCon in Taipei, the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age.

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Best Digital Safety Initiative for the Children and AI Design Code

5Rights won Best Digital Safety Initiative at the 2025 Tech Impact Awards for our Children and AI Design Cod, recognising the work to ensure AI systems are designed with children’s rights at their centre.

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Best Non-Profit Website for Child Online Safety Toolkit

The Lovie Award for Best Non-Profit website was awarded to 5Rights for its resonance and pertinence, the award recognising the Child Online Safety Toolkit website as top of class among online tools “whose primary purpose is helping people or other worthy causes”.

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