• Topic

    Respect for the views of the child

    Children reported that the digital environment afforded them crucial opportunities for their voices to be heard in matters that affected them.

    The use of digital technologies can help to realize children’s participation at the local, national and international levels.

    Therefore, awareness of, and access to, digital means for children to express their views must be promoted and support for children must be offered.

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[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Why Children Are Unsafe In Cyberspace

Why Children Are Unsafe In Cyberspace

The study offers a global overview of children's and carers' perceptions of risks in the digital environment and provides advice on how these can be countered. The categorisation and evaluation of the results do not necessarily reflect the views of the project.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: KidD nimmt Arbeit auf

KidD starts work

Since 5 June, the Federal Office for the Enforcement of Children's Rights in Digital Services (KidD) has been available online at www.kidd.bund.de. At the Federal Agency for Child and Youth Protection in the Media, it is committed to the safe use of online services that are important for children and young people.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Kinderrechte und Digitalpolitik

Children's rights and digital policy

Looking back at the last week in May, we can see that children's rights have now also made it onto the programme of the most important digital policy…

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht:

"Babyphotos klick well"

Under the heading ‘Online advertising - between opportunities, law and responsibility’, the 24th edition of the watchdog format of the state media authorities in mid-May also dealt with family influencing and the question of how digital content with children should be realised or better refrained from.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Happy Birthday Grundgesetz!

Happy Birthday Constitution!

In May 2024, German Constitution celebrates its 75th birthday. As a guarantee for our civil rights, it is a cornerstone of democracy and is rightly honoured not only in Germany, but has also served as a model and blueprint for the constitutions of other countries for 75 years. Spain and Portugal, but also young democracies in Europe, South America and Asia have modelled their constitution on it. And yet, something is missing from the German Constitution: Children's rights!

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Eene, meene, muh, wie alt bist Du?

Oh how good that nobody knows … Anonymity and Age Assurance on the Internet

Anonymity is a premium value that the German government has also enshrined in the coalition agreement for the use of digital services.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Global Age Assurance Standards Summit Communique

Global Age Assurance Standards Summit Communique

The article is a reflection of the "Global Age Assurance Standards Summit 2024" regarding the development of an age verification procedure.

Ansicht: Eene, meene, muh, wie alt bist Du?

Is Age Assurance the Silver Bullet?

More than 600 experts from around the world are meeting this week at the Global Age Assurance Standards Summit (GAASS) half of them onsite while the other half are taking part remotely. The meeting’s purpose is to find out and discuss benefits and pitfalls of different tools in place to gain knowledge on the age of Internet users.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: VOICE: Perspektiven von Kindern und Erziehenden auf Online-Sicherheit

VOICE: Children's and caregivers' perspectives on online safety

On April 8, ECPAT International, terre des hommes Netherlands and Eurochild presented the VOICE study in Brussels. Together, they surveyed over 400 children and around 6,000 caregivers in 15 countries in Europe, Asia and South America about their attitudes, opinions and experiences regarding children's safety online.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: VOICE: Perspektiven von Kindern und Erziehenden auf Online-Sicherheit

VOICE: Speaking up for change Children’s and caregivers’ voices for safer online experiences

In April 2024, ECPAT International, terre des hommes Netherlands and Eurochild together presented the VOICE study in Brussels. In the study, children and parents were asked about their views, opinions and experiences regarding children's safety online. You can find more information in our article here.