5Rights Foundation

Today marks a pivotal milestone at 5Rights: we are delighted to welcome Sir Peter Wanless as our new Chair, as Baroness Beeban Kidron becomes our Honorary President. Together, we continue our mission to build the digital world children deserve. 💻 5rightsfoundation.com/sir-peter-wanl…

🚨 Job alert: Research Officer The #DigitalFutures for Children centre at @MediaLSE (with @5RightsFound) is recruiting a Research Officer to explore how EdTech + AI are shaping children’s rights in schools. 🔗 Apply by July 17th – more info here: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/36… #Hiring

💬 “The law is a good start, but we must keep speaking up for a digital world made for us.” 🇬🇧 Today, the Children’s Code under the Online Safety Act comes into effect, holding tech companies accountable. ❓ What do young people think? Read more: 5rightsfoundation.com/5rights-uk-you…

🚨 1 in 4 vulnerable kids would rather talk to an AI chatbot than a person. New @IM_org report shows kids are turning to AI for support but safeguards are lacking. 🎧 Our podcast w/ 5Rights Youth Amb. Ali & @MieOeh explores why that’s a problem: loom.ly/EHT3E68

🚨 App store age ratings are failing kids. ICYMI Google & Apple are mislabelling apps like Candy Crush & Toca Boca, exposing 4-year-olds to targeted ads and unlawful data processing. We’ve filed a legal complaint with @GoodLawProject 📖 @TheTimes: thetimes.com/article/034f06…

🇨🇦 Join us + @CCRC_CCDE for a webinar on children’s right to privacy in the digital world - this Mon 21 July. We’ll explore how kids’ data is collected, shared & monetised - and why privacy is crucial to their rights and wellbeing. 🗓️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

🚨 🇬🇧 The UK is introducing age assurance to protect children online - but how it’s done matters. 5Rights spoke to @BBCNews about why safeguards must be rights-based, not invasive. 📖 bbc.com/news/articles/… #AgeAssurance

🇬🇧 GenAI is fuelling harm: the law must catch up. A UK Parliament Committee inquiry confirms: ⚠️ GenAI spreads harmful content ⚠️ Online safety regulation gaps ⚠️ Risks to children We back the call for more robust laws & child-centred #AI 🔗 5rightsfoundation.com/inquiry-finds-…

Children Deserve More Than Fine Print! In partnership with 5Rights Foundation, we welcome the ODPC’s Draft Guidance Note on Processing Children’s Data, but urge stronger protections to uphold children’s rights in the digital age truly. Our memorandum recommends: * Ending…

🤖 What happens when AI chatbots become digital confidants? In ep. 8 of #TechThisOut, 5Rights Youth Ambassador Ali speaks with @MieOeh about AI’s impact on children’s mental health, data, and relationships. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/05XUnn… #AI

🇨🇦 Join us and the @CCRC_CCDE for a webinar on children’s right to privacy in the digital world on Mon 21 July. We’ll unpack how kids’ data is collected, shared & monetised - and why privacy matters. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

📢 5Rights Marie-Eve Nadeau is taking part in a webinar on policy & legislative trends in child online safety. 🗓️ Wed 16th July | 14:00 - 15:30 CET Hosted by @SafeOnlineFund @UNICEF @WHO ➡️ Full agenda + register: who.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #ChildRights

AI is in the classroom and MPs are calling for AI in education to be used safely, responsibly and with children’s rights at its centre. With statutory standards on both AI and EdTech, we can ensure every child thrives at school.

🔍 The EU’s AI Act is under threat and so are the rights it was designed to protect. ✉️ Today, 5Rights joined 45+ other leading digital and consumer rights urging the EU Commission not to delay or weaken the AI Act. ➡️ Read the full letter: 5rightsfoundation.com/resource/joint… #AIAct #AI

We’re proud to have contributed to @UNICEF’s D-CRIA Toolbox: step-by-step guidance for companies to assess child rights risks in tech. 🧰 Explore Toolbox here: bit.ly/4dwThrM Webinar info: 1: bit.ly/3YTFwxo 2: bit.ly/4jjuo45

❓Are young people turning to AI chatbots instead of friends and family? For #TechThisOut ep. 8, 5Rights Youth Ambassador Ali speaks with @MieOeh about #AI, mental health, and children’s data. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/05XUnn… #ChildRights

🇬🇧 The UK Government passed a new data protection law, introducing new codes of practice for data processing in #EdTech, #AI and a key GDPR amendment requiring stronger safeguards for children. Read our breakdown of the new law and what it means. 🔗 5rightsfoundation.com/new-uk-data-la…

New Ofcom consultation targets illegal content from going viral and limits people’s interactions with children’s livestreaming. 5Rights calls on Ofcom to require companies to think more holistically about safeguards, rather than adding incremental fixes. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Children as young as 4 are being exploited due to misleading age ratings on app stores. 5Rights + @GoodLawProject have filed a legal complaint over Apple & Google marketing apps to kids far younger than developer-set age limits. @TheTimes thetimes.com/uk/technology-… #ChildRights

🤔 Can AI chatbots ever truly replace a friend or a therapist? New ep. of #TechThisOut! Listen to 5Rights Youth Ambassador Ali’s conversation with @MieOeh on chatbots, hidden risks and practical questions young people can ask before interacting. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/05XUnn…

🇨🇦 Canada’s @PrivacyPrivee just announced the development of a children’s privacy code. The new government must follow their lead and make the protection of #ChildRights and privacy online a national priority 📖 5rightsfoundation.com/canadas-regula… #Canada