G7 Common Set of Principles defining a safer and more secure digital space for minors

• 06/02/2026

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. In order to ensure that the protection of children’s rights online is evidence-based, the ministers emphasise that minors, as well as their parents, should be involved in this process and commit to further strengthening international cooperation to address risks to children and young people in the digital environment.

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