The Special Panel on Child Safety Online today presented its recommendations to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. In their report, the experts examine how children and young people grow up in the digital environment, highlighting its advantages and disadvantages, and propose a framework based on the developmental stages of young people. The German expert commission on ‘Protecting Children and Young People in the Digital World’ has already taken a similar approach, having submitted its report to the German government just under three weeks ago.

The report by the co-chairs of the Special Committee on Children's Safety on the Internet has been published.

In July 2026, ECPAT Deutschland e.V. published a study in German. The study focuses on financial transactions related to the sexual exploitation of minors in the digital space. The accompanying policy brief was also made available in English.

This brief offers some guidance to help ensure we get children’s safety online right.

Protect Children has published a research report. The report examines the experiences and consequences of sexual violence and exploitation faced by victims both online and offline.

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.

Die Minister*innen für Digitales und Technologie der G7-Staaten (Deutschland, Frankreich, Italien, Japan, Kanada, das Vereinigte Königreich von Großbritannien und Nordirland sowie die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika) haben erstmalig gemeinsame Prinzipien für ein sicheres digitales Umfeld für Minderjährige definiert.

The UNICEF report was published in April 2026. The publication presents the perspectives of children and adolescents regarding their experiences in the digital world.

The United Nations is committed to ensuring that children and young people can grow up safely in a digital world, while actively involving young people themselves in this process. Since artificial intelligence is an increasingly important part of this, the UN is now seeking to learn about young people’s experiences.

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