Resources
Explore our curated resources and find valuable publications, tools and positions on children’s rights in the digital environment.
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.
Joint statement on potential new measures for child online safety in the European Union
A joint statement from more than 100 organisations and experts urging the European Commission to pursue safety-by-design regulation over blanket age-based social media bans – and to keep accountability where it belongs: with technology providers.
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.
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.
Adapting to the digital world – Joint statement on children’s eye health
5Rights and partners urge action to protect children’s eye health, highlighting the risks of excessive screen time and the role of addictive design features.
Joint submission: the recurrent and prominent systemic risks faced by children and measures for their mitigation
5Rights, with four child rights and family organisations, outlines how very large online platforms overlook design risks and calls for mandatory child rights impact assessments to meet DSA obligations.
Joint letter: the EU’s Code of Practice for General Purpose AI cannot abandon children
Civil society groups urge the EU to uphold children’s rights and fundamental protections in the Code of Practice for General Purpose AI, warning against voluntary safeguards that undermine the AI Act.
