• Topic

    Special Protection

    Children should be protected from all forms of exploitation prejudicial to any aspects of their welfare in relation to the digital environment.Exploitation may occur in many forms, such as economic exploitation, including child labour, sexual exploitation and abuse, the sale, trafficking and abduction of children and the recruitment of children to participate in criminal activities, including forms of cybercrime.

    By creating and sharing content, children may be economic actors in the digital environment, which may result in their exploitation.

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IGF 2022 - Call for Thematic Inputs

Call for Thematic Inputs for IGF 2022

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Exploring effective prevention education responses to dangerous online challenges

This report on dangerous challenges was authored by Dr Zoe Hilton (Praesidio Safeguarding) with contributions from Professor Gretchen Brion-Meisels and Dr Richard Graham.

The report has been written in consultation with an expert steering group and we would like to thank them for their expert advice and input into this report: Ximena Díaz Alarcón, Professor Amanda Third, Fabiana Vasconcelos, Jutta Croll, Dr. Maura Manca, Anne Collier, Diena Haryana, Karl Hopwood, Stephen Balkam, Linh Phuong Nguyen, Daniela Calvillo Angulo, and Dr. Najla Alnaqbi.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: 4. Tag des IGF: Schlussbericht des Internet Governance Forum 2021

Day 4 of the IGF: Final report from the Internet Governance Forum 2021

Day 4 of the IGF: Final report Internet Governance Forum 2021

Internet governance has many faces: Report from the second and third day of the Internet Governance Forum 2021

Internet governance has many faces: Report from the second and third day of the Internet Governance Forum 2021

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Internet Governance Forum 2021: Kinderrechte im digitalen Umfeld erneut im Fokus

Internet Governance Forum 2021: Children's Rights in the Digital Environment again in the Focus

From December 6th to 10th, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2021 has taken place as a hybrid event. It was hosted by the Government of Poland.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: 1. Tag des Internet Governance Forum 2021

First day of the Internet Governance Forum 2021

First day of the Internet Governance Forum 2021

Is legal regulation a suitable instrument for creating a safe online environment for children? This question was the focus of two workshops on Day 1 of the Internet Governance Forum 2021.

Welcome to Katowice - the Internet Governance Forum 2021 has begun

Welcome to Katowice - the Internet Governance Forum 2021 has begun

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In our own words - children’s rights in the digital world

This is a child-friendly version of the General Comment on Children’s Rights in Relation to the Digital Environment (2021). It was written by young people between the ages of 11-17 to make it easier for other young people to understand.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Video: In unseren eigenen Worten

Video: In our own words

Young people from across the world provide an overview of the General comment and inform other children and young people about the rights that they have in a way that is easy to understand in a video published by the 5Rights foundation.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Unsere Rechte in der digitalen Welt - ein Schnappschuss der Perspektiven von Kindern auf der ganzen Welt

Our rights in the digital world — a snapshot of perspectives from children around the world

This brief report summarizes the key findings of a large-scale international child participation study conducted by Professor Amanda Third and Lilly Moody from the Young and Resilient Research Centre at Western Sydney University on behalf of the 5Rights Foundation and with the support of 27 partner organizations from around the world.