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Explore our curated resources and find valuable publications, tools and positions on children’s rights in the digital environment.

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  • Services
  • Global

Advancing Trust & Safety: systems and standards for online safety professionals 

“Advancing Trust & Safety” explores the evolution of T&S into a global profession, highlighting systemic barriers and proposing solutions to empower professionals and improve digital safety.
A caregiver and a child look intently at a tablet they are holding together.
  • Official documents
  • Online Harms
  • Africa

African Union Child Online Safety and Empowerment Policy

This new African Union’s policy safeguards young Africans online. It outlines strategies to create a safer digital world, prioritising children’s rights and a collaborative approach.
  • Resources for industry stakeholders
  • Services

Conscious Advertising Network: Child Rights Manifesto

The Children’s Rights and Wellbeing Manifesto developed by 5Rights and the Conscious Advertising Network details how brands can make child safety a brand priority, rather than a function within a business department.
  • Technical standards
  • Age-Assurance
  • Global

IEEE 2089.1-2024 – IEEE Standard for Online Age Verification

Framework for the design, specification, evaluation, and deployment of online age verification systems are established in this standard. This standard is the second in a family of standards focused on the 5Rights principles.
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Preliminary Findings on ‘Walkie Talkie – All Talk’ Safety Concerns for Minors
  • Research
  • Online Harms
  • Global

Preliminary Findings on ‘Walkie Talkie – All Talk’ Safety Concerns for Minors

5Rights preliminary findings show major safety concerns with the Walkie Talkie – All Talk app that could be putting children in danger.
A person holding a tablet displaying a report titled 'Initial Analysis on the First Round of Risk Assessments Reports under the EU Digital Services Act.' The cover features a blue circular graphic in the centre labeled 'DSA Civil Society Coordination Group,' surrounded by logos of the organisations members of the group. The title is written in bold black text on a light blue background, with 'March 2025’ indicated at the bottom.
  • Reports
  • Services
  • European Union

Initial analysis on the first round of Risk Assessment Reports under the DSA

In this brief, 5Rights – as part of the DSA Civil Society Coordination Group – analyses the first DSA Risk Assessment Reports, highlighting key trends, best practices, and gaps, and urging transparency and trust in platform compliance.
A laptop placed on a wooden desk in a bright workspace displays a joint statement by the 5Rights Foundation and Eurochild regarding the INI report on the protection of minors. The document on the screen features the 5Rights Foundation logo in blue and the Eurochild logo in orange. The title, written in bold blue text, emphasises the importance of protecting minors online. The workspace surrounding the laptop includes a neatly stacked notebook, a pair of glasses, and a green plant beside the laptop, contributing to a professional and organised setting.
  • Position papers
  • Child Rights
  • European Union

Joint statement on the European Parliament’s report on the protection of minors

A joint statement for a strong INI report to promote a harmonised, child-centred digital environment and identify existing gaps on child online protection.
Advancing Trust & Safety: systems and standards for online safety professionals 
  • Resources for industry stakeholders
  • Services
  • Global

Advancing Trust & Safety: systems and standards for online safety professionals 

“Advancing Trust & Safety” explores the evolution of T&S into a global profession, highlighting systemic barriers and proposing solutions to empower professionals and improve digital safety.
A group of professional people sat at a table. The image is framed to only see four people's sets of hands and the desk. The focus is on a propped-up tablet that is displaying 5Rights' consultation response, a non-descript document with the 5Rights logo and an electric blue title.
  • Position papers
  • Child Rights
  • United Kingdom

5Rights’ consultation response to the UK government’s proposed changes to the copyright law, making the case for children’s rights and their intellectual property.
Joint Briefing: Implementation of the Online Safety Act
  • Position papers
  • Child Rights
  • United Kingdom

Joint Briefing: Implementation of the Online Safety Act

5Rights coordinates civil society members in asking MPs to call on the Government and Ofcom to provide robust protections for children in the upcoming codes.
Joint letter: Re-examine Data (Use and Access) AI clauses
  • Policy & Regulation
  • AI
  • United Kingdom

Joint letter: Re-examine Data (Use and Access) AI clauses

The latest report from the Digital Futures for Children centre provides six principles to complement our understanding and interventions on tackling technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse.
A boy and a girl are both sitting on a white box, back-to-back, both looking at their respective smartphones. The girl, a young Asian girl, is wearing a white overshirt and sits upright. The boy, seemingly a few years old, has tight curls and is sitting slouched with his phone, in both hands, rested on his thighs. The light from their phones is bouncing off their faces. The white backdrop appears lit by a purple light.
  • Reports
  • Sexual Exploitation
  • Global

Guiding principles for addressing technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse

The latest report from the Digital Futures for Children centre provides six principles to complement our understanding and interventions on tackling technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse.
"A tablet displaying a document titled 'The Data (Use and Access) Bill and children's data' by the 5Rights Foundation. The text on the screen describes the implications of data use for children's safety and privacy, focusing on the UK legislative landscape. The tablet rests on a wooden desk beside a blank notepad and a white pen. The document header includes 'House of Lords – Second Reading' and is dated November 2024."
  • Position papers
  • Data Protection
  • United Kingdom

Briefing on the Committee Stage of the Data (Use and Access) Bill

In this briefing for the House of Lords’ Committee Stage of the Data (Use and Access) Bill, 5Rights highlights the risks of weakened child data protections and calls for stronger safeguards against AI discrimination.