Joint statement on the ‘Child safety online’ report: realising the promise of a safer digital environment for children

Alongside over 130 organisations and experts across child rights, digital rights and mental health, 5Rights is calling on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to turn the recommendations of the Special Panel on Child Safety Online into EU law.

The statement backs the panel’s core principle – that platforms, not children or parents, must prove their services are safe – and calls for enforceable design standards, independent oversight, and one harmonised approach across the EU.