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Joint letter on safeguarding children’s rights in Digital Omnibus proposals
  • Position papers
  • Child Rights
  • Europe

Joint letter on safeguarding children’s rights in Digital Omnibus proposals

5Rights along with civil society networks representing more than 300 organisations, experts, and the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights have joined together to call on the EU to safeguard children’s rights in the Digital Omnibus.
Joint Letter to the President of the European Commission on Enforcing EU digital regulations for children
  • Position papers
  • Child Rights
  • Europe

Joint Letter to the President of the European Commission on Enforcing EU digital regulations for children

Ahead of the 2025 State of the Union, 22 organisations, experts, Members of the European Parliament and Members of the Intergroup on Children’s Rights have written to President von der Leyen calling for stronger enforcement of EU digital regulations to protect children online.
Analysis of the Guidelines to Article 28.1 of the Digital Services Act
  • Position papers
  • Child Rights
  • Europe

Analysis of the Guidelines to Article 28.1 of the Digital Services Act

The European Commission’s guidelines on Article 28.1 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) mark a significant advancement in recognising and addressing the specific needs of children and young people in digital environments. The following is a 5Rights analysis of the guidelines.
Tablet displaying a joint open letter from leading digital and consumer rights groups and experts opposing delays and deregulatory changes to the EU AI Act, dated 9 July 2025.
  • Position papers
  • AI
  • European Union

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.
A tablet resting on a white desk displays a joint letter from Eurochild and 5Rights Foundation titled "Towards a meaningful implementation of the DSA: addressing the gaps in VLOPs assessment and mitigation of risk for children’s rights." The document is addressed to EU Commissioner Virkkunen and discusses shortcomings in how online platforms assess and mitigate digital risks to children.
  • Position papers
  • Online Harms
  • Services
  • European Union

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.
A person holding a tablet in their lap is reviewing a document displaying logos of various child rights and advocacy organisations, including 5Rights Foundation, Thorn and Save the Children, among others. The document is titled "Not just users, but rights holders: realising the DSA's promise for children with the guidelines on article 28," with a heading section featuring the logos of all the signatories of this joint statement.
  • Position papers
  • Child Rights
  • European Union

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.
A man wearing glasses and a navy shirt is holding a smartphone in his left hand, closely reading an article. The phone has a blue case, and the screen displays a webpage titled 'Adapting to the digital and sedentary world' with a subheading about the crisis in children's eye health.
  • Position papers
  • Services
  • European Union

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
  • Position papers
  • Child Rights
  • European Union

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.
A tablet lying on a light grey surface displays a formal letter titled "Civil society’s urgent warning: The EU's Code of Practice for General Purpose AI final draft cannot abandon fundamental rights, and protections for children." The letter is addressed to Executive Vice-President Virkkunen and outlines concerns from various organisations about downgrading key protections in the AI Code.
  • Position papers
  • AI
  • European Union

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.