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    Education, leisure and cultural activities

    The digital environment can greatly enable and enhance children’s access to high-quality inclusive education, including reliable resources for formal, non-formal, informal, peer-to-peer and self-directed learning. Use of digital technologies can also strengthen engagement between the teacher and student and between learners.

    The digital environment promotes children’s right to culture, leisure and play, which is essential for their well-being and development. Children of all ages report that they experienced pleasure, interest and relaxation through engaging with a wide range of digital products and services of their choice.

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Next Generation Age Verification!?

One year after the first Global Age Assurance Standards Summit, the crowd has gathered again for three days – this time in Amsterdam – to discuss…

Young and social media savvy - new findings on media use among Europeans

Under the title “Media consumption habits of young people in Europe” the media habits of young people were discussed, delving into the implication of these habits for the competitiveness of the EU audiovisual industry, as well as the outlook for cultural diversity in European media.

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IGF 2025: Building Digital Governance Together – Call for Session Proposals

Norway will host the 20th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) from 23 to 27 June 2025. In this anniversary year, participants from the stakeholder groups government, private sector, technical community, intergovernmental organisations and civil society will come together in Lillestrom near Oslo to discuss current issues relating to the governance and regulation of the digital environment under the motto ‘Building Digital Governance Together’.

Advice, support and technology against sexualised violence online

Children and young people encounter sexualised violence in various forms on the internet. Keeping them away from (allegedly) age-inappropriate content has been an ambivalent goal of youth media protection, which has been pursued with various measures since the beginning of the spread of the Internet. Today, the main aim is to effectively counter the risks that can arise from communication and exchange with other users.

Safer Internet Day 2025 – “No Likes for Lies”

Safer Internet Day (SID) is a global day of action to promote online safety and a better internet for children and young people. It is dedicated to a different theme every year and has been held on the Tuesday of the second week of February since 2004. Safer Internet Day will take place for the 22nd time on 11 February 2025.

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Open Call: Join the Pilot Youth Advisory Panel

Young people can apply to be part of the FRA's first Youth Advisory Board until 9 February 2025!

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First BIK+ strategy evaluation: Open call for parents, caregivers, teachers, educators.

Two years after the adoption of the Better internet for Kids (BIK+) strategy (see also: child-friendly version), the European Commission is calling on parents, carers, teachers and educators to take part in the first evaluation since the adoption in May 2022. Click here to register and take part in the consultations!

From South to North with heavy tasks in the backpack

With a strong commitment to multistakeholderism and clear messages on harnessing innovation and balancing risks in the digital space the 19th edition of the United Nation’s Internet Governance Forum ended on Thursday, Dec. 19th 2024.

Age doesn't matter on the Internet – or does it?

Day 3 of the IGF 2024 was the day of the Dynamic Coalitions. They started with a main session focusing on the Coalitions contributions the implementation of the Global Digital Compact.

(von links nach rechts) H.E. Mr. Sofiene Hemissi, Minister of Communication Technologies, Tunisia; Dr. Sarah Alfaisal, Member of the Human Rights Commission, Kingdom auf Saudi-Arabia; Mr. Eugene Kaspersky, Ceo Kaspersky; Mr. Syed Munir Khasru, Chairman of

We proudly present: Children’s Rights on the Main Stage at IGF 2024

With only five high level sessions at the United Nations’ Internet Governance Forum this year in Riyadh, Saudi-Arabia we are excited children’s rights are featuring prominently under the theme “Advancing human rights and inclusion in the digital age” for the first time ever.

On Dec, 17th, a high level line-up of speakers was discussing how to protect children’s rights in the digital world.