On 17 September, the European Commission presented the proposal of the EU Kids Act. The draft seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and artificial intelligence applications. In the following article we are summarizing the regulatory approach set out in the European Commission’s proposal for an EU KIDS Act.

As part of the children's and youth participation initiative for the expert commission, the final report titled “Working Together for a Better and Safer Internet” was published.

The Children are alright, also in the digital environment: this must be the immediate objective of the policy measures designed to implement the recommendations of the European Special Panel on Child Online Safety. This sets the guiding principle for policy-making; these decisions must be taken in the best interests of the child, as stipulated in Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

After 9 months of intensive work, the expert commisison on "Protecting Children and Young People in the Digital World" today presented its recommendations to Federal Minister for Youth Karin Prien. On 4 September 2025, she had appointed eighteen experts from various professions and mandated them to develop a strategy for the protection of young people online, including specific recommendations for action for various stakeholders such as the federal government, the Länder (federal states) and civil society.

After 9 months of intensive work, the expert commisison on "Protecting Children and Young People in the Digital World" today presented its recommendations to Federal Minister for Youth Karin Prien. On 4 September 2025, she had appointed eighteen experts from various professions and mandated them to develop a strategy for the protection of young people online, including specific recommendations for action for various stakeholders such as the federal government, the Länder (federal states) and civil society.

The G7 Digital and Technology Ministers (Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America) have, for the first time, defined a common set of principles for a safer and more secure digital space for minors. They call on digital service providers to use these principles as a guide for the design of their services and to work with the necessary partners to implement them.

The UNICEF working paper, published in March 2026, focuses on the perspectives of children and adolescents gathered through research.

This European Commission publication explains the Digital Services Act (DSA) in simple terms.

From 7 to 12 March, the multistakeholder community will meet in Mumbai, India, for the ICANN 85 Community Forum to discuss current issues and developments related to the security and advancement of the Internet. Among other things, the focus will be on the (continued) work on universal acceptance, the development and implementation of a human rights impact assessment (HRIA) within ICANN structures, and the use of the domain name system. Many bodies will also discuss further preparations for the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program. An overview of the main topics of the event can be found here.

The brochure presents an international blueprint for creating digital environments that respect and uphold children’s rights. Building on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and General Comment No. 25, it outlines how digital spaces can be designed to effectively protect and promote children’s rights. The report examines common policy approaches, identifies implementation gaps, and sets out ten regulatory principles to guide legislators in applying international best practices.