Mapping the global impact of UNCRC General comment No. 25 on children’s rights in the digital environment
This study from the Digital Futures for Children centre follows General comment No. 25 through global and national arenas, asking how the document and its guidance has spread, taken root, or encountered resistance.
Building a digital environment designed with children in mind: An international best practices blueprint
This report sets out a practical international blueprint to help policymakers address harmful design and business models, strengthen accountability, and ensure technology is safe and age-appropriate by design and default.
UNCRC General comment No. 25 5th Anniversary Joint Letter
Five years on, global organisations urge governments to fully implement General comment No. 25 and ensure the digital world protects children’s rights.
Joint Letter on Children’s Rights in the EU Digital Omnibus on Artificial Intelligence
This joint letter, signed by more than 80 children’s rights, family and mental health organisations and experts, calls on Members of the European Parliament to uphold strong protections for children in the Digital Omnibus on Artificial Intelligence.
Georgia Age-Appropriate Design Code
The Georgia Age-Appropriate Design Code (SB495) was introduced on 12 February 2026 by Senator Sally Harrell and referred to the Senate Children and Families Committee.
Age Assurance as a spectrum: A risk-based approach from a European perspective
5Rights’ Age Assurance as a Spectrum report sets out how age assurance can support a safe-by-design, children’s rights approach – not as a tool for exclusion, but as a means of enabling age-appropriate services, safer defaults and proportionate protections.
Kansas Age-Appropriate Design Code
The Kansas Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (SB 499) was introduced on 9 February 2026 and referred to the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee.
Access restrictions to protect children and their rights in the digital environment
5Rights Foundation welcomes the will of the EU and its Member States to take further and robust action to protect children from unsafe and exploitative practices by technology providers and ensure children’s rights are fully respected and upheld in the digital age.
Wisconsin Kids Code
The Wisconsin Kids Code (AB1161/SB978) was introduced in January 2026 by Representative Alex Joers, Representative Jill Billings, Representative Renuka Mayadev, and Senator Jeff Smith.
