• Topic

    Right to life

    Opportunities provided by the digital environment play an increasingly crucial role in children’s development and may be vital for children’s life and survival, especially in situations of crisis.

    Therefore children need to be protected from risks to their right to life, survival and development by all appropriate measures.

    Risks relating to content, contact, conduct and contract encompass, among other things, violent and sexual content, cyberaggression and harassment, gambling, exploitation and abuse, including sexual exploitation and abuse, and the promotion of or incitement to suicide or life-threatening activities, including by criminals or armed groups designated as terrorist or violent extremist.

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Eurochild Position Paper: Protecting children online without silencing them

The article highlights the most important arguments and summarizes the key policy demands of the Eurochild position paper “Protecting children online without silencing them.”

Ansicht: Neuer Jugendmedienschutz: PARTIZIPATION von Kindern wird großgeschrieben!

Alliance campaigns for the protection of children from sexual abuse online

An open letter to the German Chancellor addresses the task of protecting children's rights in the digital environment.

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Sexual violence against children online: numbers rising dramatically

More and more children and young people are being exposed to sexual violence on the internet. The latest figures from the 2024 German Police Crime Statistics (PKS) and new analyses by the Independent Commissioner for Child Sexual Abuse Issues (UBSKM) and jugendschutz.net show that the extent and forms of digital sexual violence continue to increase. You can read more about this topic in this article.

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We need to talk – with the children! New approaches to regulation in youth media protection

On the second and third days of TrustCon, the focus was on procedures for assessing the impact on children's rights (Child Rights Impact Assessment) and regulatory sandboxes.

It’s all about Children!

We are the new kids on the block taking part for the first time in TrustCon, an international conference on trust and safety in the digital world. And we are excited how prominently children’s best interest in the digital environment features among this highly technology oriented crowd.

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Germany Takes Action Against Child Sexual Abuse: New Law Strengthens Protection for Children and Youth and Upholds Survivors’ Rights

Germany has taken a decisive step in the fight against sexual violence against children. The newly adopted law, the Gesetz zur Stärkung der Strukturen gegen sexuelle Gewalt an Kindern und Jugendlichen (UBSKMG), introduces measures to strengthen structures against sexual violence against children and young people.

Awareness when sharing children's photos and videos

Children eating ice cream, doing gymnastics on sports equipment or dressing up as adults: Images showing children and young people in everyday…

The Future of Multistakeholderism, what role do Children’s rights play in this regard?

The final day of the IGF 2025 was all about multistakeholderism. As the IGF is the only global platform that enables individuals and organisations from around the world to raise issues related to the internet, it is praised for its lively discussions, which are informed by the participants expertise. However, it is also criticised for failing to deliver tangible outcomes and results.

Stand up for children's rights and a better and fairer future!

Children's rights took center stage in the Plenary Hall of the Internet Governance Forum today. Further details are provided on the following sessions: "Securing Child Safety in the Age of Algorithms" and "Elevating Children's Voices in AI Design".

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PROTECTION of children is written in capitals today!

Although the rights of children to protection, provision and participation are all equally important and should not be prioritised over each other, sessions on the second day of the 2025 IGF put a strong focus on child protection.