We need systemic response to online risks and harms, through legislation and enforcement Margrethe Vestager United Nations

« As we connect, please do not forget our children. We have a huge challenge to ensure they are safe and can thrive online and we must not fail them. » Thank you Margrethe Vestager for ensuring children are not forgotten as United Nations bets big on digital for development

Prince Harry ⁦Clinton Global Initiative⁩ makes emotional appeal for the digital world children deserve and safety by design. Enough exploitation. Platforms must be held accountable and our kids must be safe.

.@Zamaan_Qureshi on the #KOSA changes made ahead of Wednesday's markup, which reflect a weakened duty of care: “We want to see some of those definitions changed before the bill reaches the House floor to make sure that we’re protecting all young people.” rollcall.com/2024/09/24/tee…

“Kids will be kids” but should they be targeted by harmful social media design? Prince Harry from #ArchewellFoundation at #CGI2024 Clinton Foundation speaks on holding platforms accountable and creating a digital world that is #SafeByDesign. Watch his powerful speech 📺

We must embed safety by design and default to allow for positive innovation, says ⁦5Rights Foundation⁩ Chair Baroness Kidron. EU with DSA is trying to get this right, says Human Rights rep ⁦Olof Skoog⁩. We must have enforced regulation, adds ⁦United Nations SRSG on Violence against Children⁩

🚨New Episode Alert🚨 Ep.3 of #TechThisOut is live!🎧 Join Chair and Founder Baroness Kidron and our Youth Ambassador Matheo as they discuss the tech design techniques undermining our autonomy and that of children. 🔗 Listen now: fiverights.podbean.com

🌐Latest research from Hindenburg Research further shows that tech companies are failing to keep children safe online. Existing provisions and the implementation of the #OnlineSafetyAct must be strengthened to protect children by design and default.

.Global Privacy Assembly with our Trustee and Children's Code pioneer Elizabeth Denham CBE. This morning reminded regulators that digital literacy cannot deliver if terms are not fair and services unsafe for children by design. Time to step up and hold tech accountable for due diligence!

🤔Do you want to ban phones in schools? In our latest ep. of #TechThisOut! Professor Sonia Livingstone, LSE Media & Communications & #DFC, and 5Rights Youth Ambassador Jessica talk about the balance of children's online safety & digital literacy. Listen⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/5ARUfd…

Thanks EPP Group for inviting us today to discuss how we can protect and empower children online, alongside EU Justice, Video Games Europe and DOT Europe We have a chance to turn the EU into the safest and most empowering place in the world to be a child online - we can't miss it!

We can't allow tech companies to exploit children's lives and data. The EU can stop this by fully implementing existing regulation, fill regulatory gaps and incentivise compliance through innovation. Thanks EPP Group for inviting L. Barrington-Leach to speak on protecting minors online.

💻Tech companies put children in danger, by fighting against basic product safety. We agree with Pablo Arias: the EU shouldn't give companies free rein on matters that affect our lives. Thanks EPP Group for inviting L. Barrington-Leach to speak on protecting minors online.

🚸Tech companies are blocking their own Trust & Safety (T&S) teams from protecting children against harm. L. Barrington-Leach on LBC's Online Safety Day with Shelagh Fogarty. More in our report on how T&S teams can advance digital safety & accountability: 5rightsfoundation.com/resource/advan…

Join us 29 April 5pm CET to talk AI and children with leaders from United Nations Council of Europe African Union as well as LSE Media & Communications and IEEE experts

Don't miss this! Happening today - and a surprise extra guest to be announced shortly ;)

🚸 As AI reshapes childhood, it must respect children’s rights, by design and default. Join L. Barrington-Leach at #IGF2025 High-level Session: “Securing Child Safety in the Age of Algorithms” 🗓️ Thu 26 June, 09:30-11:00 CEST 📍IGF - Internet Governance Forum and online Register✍️ intgovforum.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Today marks a pivotal milestone at 5Rights: we are delighted to welcome Sir Peter Wanless as our new Chair, as Baroness Beeban Kidron becomes our Honorary President. Together, we continue our mission to build the digital world children deserve. 💻 5rightsfoundation.com/sir-peter-wanl…

🟢 Now live: “Securing Child Safety in the Age of the Algorithms” at #IGF2025 -- featuring our Executive Director Leanda Barrington-Leach and voices from government and tech. 🎥 youtube.com/live/y_CoougU7… #AI #Children #RightsByDesign IGF - Internet Governance Forum Internet Society UNICEF