Resources
Explore our curated resources and find valuable publications, tools and positions on children’s rights in the digital environment.
Protecting childhood online: Why the Online Safety Act matters
Within this briefing from the Children’s Coalition for Online Safety, we present the collective evidence gathered by our organisations, demonstrating both the scale and severity of the harms children face online, and how this first-of-its-kind legislation will help to mitigate them.
A child rights audit of GenAI in EdTech: Learning from five UK case studies
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools are increasingly embedded in digital services and products that are used for and in education (EdTech), raising urgent questions about their impact on children’s learning and rights. We take a holistic child rights approach to children’s learning to evaluate five GenAI tools used in education – Character.AI, Grammarly, MagicSchool AI, Microsoft Copilot and Mind’s Eye.
5Rights response to Ofcom’s draft guidance on violence against women and girls in digital environments
5Rights welcomes Ofcom’s focus on safety by design in its draft guidance on protecting women and girls online. We call for earlier reporting and deeper consideration of harms in service design and supply chains.
Case Study – Is Instagram now safe for teens?
This case study examines Instagram Teen Accounts to assess whether new safety features protect teens from risks like harmful content, hidden ads, and poor age assurance practices.
Joint statement on the children’s online safety regime
With the Protection of Children Code of Practice due imminently, the Children’s Coalition urges the UK Government and Ofcom to strengthen their commitment to child online safety.
Joint letter to the PM: prioritising online safety in UK-US trade deal
After Adolescence sparked national debate, the Children’s Coalition urged the PM to defend the Online Safety Act and make children’s safety a priority in upcoming UK–US trade talks.
Consultation response to UK Government: Copyright and AI
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
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
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.