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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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  • 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.
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  • Publications
  • Education Technology
  • Global

Research Report: International regulatory decisions on EdTech data practices

New research exposes the risks of EdTech data practices, highlighting surveillance, profiling, and inadequate data protection for children.
  • 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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Baroness Kidron sits down with Professor Sonia Livingstone to discuss why AI accountability must not be left to tech experts.
  • Campaign Resources
  • AI
  • United Kingdom

Lecture: Tech Tantrums – When Tech Meets Humanity

5Rights Chair and founder Baroness Beeban Kidron delivered a public lecture setting out why the issues around AI must not be left to tech experts and unaccountable corporations.
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  • Position papers
  • Online Harms
  • United Kingdom

5Rights Consultation Response to Ofcom’s Children’s Safety Code

5Rights raises concerns over Ofcom’s draft Children’s Safety Code of Practice as the current draft doesn’t fully deliver on its promise of a reset for children’s safety online.
In support of a Code of Practice for Education Technology
  • Reports
  • Data Protection
  • Education Technology
  • United Kingdom

In support of a Code of Practice for Education Technology

This briefing on the Amendment 146 to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill unpacks the benefits of a Code of Practice for EdTech.
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  • Reports
  • Online Harms
  • United Kingdom

Enforcing the Online Safety Act for Children

In this document, the Children’s Coalition provides key recommendations for Ofcom to ensure the Online Safety Act effectively safeguards young users.
Children and Screens on UK’s Age Appropriate Design Code Impact
  • Partner reports
  • Child Rights
  • Services
  • United Kingdom

Children and Screens on UK’s Age Appropriate Design Code Impact

Children and Screens have identified the 91 significant changes that the UK’s Age Appropriate Design Code has obliged social media & digital platforms to make.
A person holding a smartphone displaying the website of Ofcom and specifically their webpage about online safety. The app screen shows images of people and text with a predominantly red and blue colour scheme. The person's hands are visible, and they are wearing a green long-sleeve shirt. The background is plain light grey.
  • Position papers
  • Online Harms
  • United Kingdom

5Rights Consultation Response to Ofcom’s Illegal Harms Code

5Rights raises concerns over Ofcom’s draft of the illegal harms code of practice, arguing it fails to protect children. In our response, we call for a significant overhaul in line with established law.
Two children, a girl and a boy, are sitting back-to-back while both looking down at their smartphones. The girl has long black hair and is wearing a white sweater. The boy has short curly hair and is wearing a gray shirt. The background is plain and light-coloured.
  • Publications
  • Reports
  • Data Protection
  • United Kingdom

Analysis of the Online Safety Act’s provisions for children

As part of 5Rights’ campaign with Dove, this new analysis compares the Online Safety Act to the Age-Appropriate Design Code, showing how UK law is strengthening child protection online.
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  • Publications
  • Online Harms
  • Services
  • United Kingdom

Digital Childhood – Updated Report

Updated 5Rights report, Digital Childhood, explores how growing up online shapes development. Learn how digital interactions impact children at each stage, from infancy to adulthood.
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  • Publications
  • Online Harms
  • United Kingdom

Updated Disrupted Childhood: The cost of persuasive design

5Rights updates its report, Disrupted Childhood, exposing how persuasive design continues to harm children. This report calls for urgent action to protect children from manipulative design tactics.