• Thema

    Violence against children

    The digital environment may open up new ways to perpetrate violence against children, by facilitating situations in which children experience violence and/or may be influenced to do harm to themselves or others.

    Crises, such as pandemics, may lead to an increased risk of harm online, given that children spend more time on virtual platforms in those circumstances.

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[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Offener Brief zum europäischen Gesetz über Digitale Dienste

Children's Rights and the Digital Services Act

The Digital Opportunities Foundation is putting its mark under a joint Open Letter from the members of the National Coalition Germany - Network for…

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Offener Brief zum europäischen Gesetz über Digitale Dienste

Children’s Rights and the Digital Services Act

Children’s Rights and the Digital Services Act

IGF 2022 - Call for Thematic Inputs

Call for Thematic Inputs for IGF 2022

[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.