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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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  • Position papers
  • Online Harms
  • Europe

World Mental Health Day Joint Statement

5Rights has joined 32 organisations in signing Mental Health Europe’s joint statement calling for European institutions to honour their promises to better support the mental health of all in Europe, particularly children.
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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.
A caregiver and a child look intently at a tablet they are holding together.
  • 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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  • Research
  • Sexual Exploitation
  • Global

Teen Girls Confront an Epidemic of Deepfake Nudes in Schools

In schools across the US, middle and high school students are using AI to generate explicit images of female classmates. Teen girls at Westfield Public Schools have called for action.
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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.
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  • 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.
Driven into the Darkness by Amnesty International
  • Research
  • Sexual Exploitation
  • Global

Driven into the Darkness by Amnesty International

Amnesty’s two reports shed light on the harmful impact of mass data harvesting with a highly effective recommender system, particularly on children and young people.
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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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  • Research
  • Sexual Exploitation
  • Global

Instagram Connects Vast Pedophile Network

The Wall Street Journal and University researchers unearth that Meta’s Instagram is guiding users to child sexual abuse material.