Over the last six months, More in Common’s researchers have surveyed almost 10,000 parents with children aged under 18 across the UK, US, Poland, France and the Netherlands to understand how they navigate the challenge of keeping their children safe online. Key findings from across the research and a summary of the country reports can be found here.

The study, published in September 2025, presents findings from research on harmful sexual behavior among minors and provides information on prevention strategies.

September 2025 – In a newly released position paper, EuroChild argues against the introduction of a “Digital Age of Majority” which would prohibit children under the age of 15 or 16 from using social media. The european network organisation instead advocates a rights-based, evidence-based, multi-stakeholder approach to creating safer online spaces for children.

The 20th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), took place in Lillestrøm, Norway, from 23 to 27 June 2025. The event was held under the unifying theme: “Building Digital Governance Together'” This milestone event, which marked 20 years of global digital cooperation, attracted over 9,000 participants, both on-site and online, from over 165 countries. The full 2025 IGF Summary Report is available to download.

This report provides a summary overview of the outcomes of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) over the past 20 years and outlines its results and impacts.

The objective of this survey is to offer stakeholders the opportunity to share their insights and contribute to

the development of the protection of minors guidelines pursuant to Article 28 of the Digital Services Act

(DSA).

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The article examines possible opportunities and risks of virtual worlds and generative artificial intelligence in relation to children’s rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and recommends the legal concept of personal integrity as a basis for the well-being of (young) users in the metaverse.

The BIK Policy Monitor Report 2025 is the latest in a series of policy mapping studies, tracking the policy developments related to the European Strategy for a Better Internet for Children (BIK+).