One in three of the approximately 5 billion people who use the internet and the digital environment worldwide is a child. According to Article 17 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, all young people have a right to participate in media from a variety of sources and to be protected in their use of them.

The next European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) will take place from 17 to 19 June in Vilnius (Lithuania). In order to facilitate the joint exchange and networking of representatives from politics, private sector, civil society and academia, a planning meeting was held on 6 February, at which the previously submitted issues were reviewed and a proposal for a programme was drawn up.

This year's European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) will take place in Vilnius (Lithuania) from 17 to 19 June.

The 18th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) took place in Kyoto (Japan) in October 2023. Under the motto "The Internet we want - empowering all people", over 9,000 representatives from politics, business, academia and civil society discussed how to further shape the Internet and digital applications.

This is a summary of the 18th conference of the IGF (Internet Governance Forum) in 2023.

The legislative process on the European Commission's draft on preventing and combating child sexual abuse is still ongoing.

Suggestions and proposals for the theme of this year's Internet Governance Forum (IGF) can still be submitted until 31 January.

In the run-up to the European Parliament elections in June 2024, UNICEF, Eurochild, Save the Children, ChildFund Alliance and SOS Children's Villages are conducting a survey among children and young people aged 10 to 18 to find out their opinions and views on current issues.

On 8 November, the Broadcasting Commission of the federal states published its draft for a reform of the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in Broadcasting and in Telemedia and opened it up for discussion.

This booklet explains in simple terms what the DSA has introduced to protect children and young people under the age of 18.