The problem
Digital products and services curate almost all aspects of children’s lives, but they are designed for profit, not children’s wellbeing. Today, one in two under 18s struggles with addiction to digital devices; harassment, eating disorders, suicide and online sexual abuse are soaring.
“The more time you use social media the more addicted you are and there is no control over it.”
Sarah, 13
“I believe that when young people collate all their ideas, something amazing can happen”
Alejandro, 12
The solution
Children’s rights and needs must be at the heart of digital design and development. Tech companies must be held accountable for ensuring their products and services cater for children and young people by design and default.
Our impact
Working for and with young people, 5Rights has successfully set the agenda, delivered the evidence, shaped the needed policy, legislation and technical tools, and worked with companies to demonstrate that redesigning services for children is possible, profitable and can benefit all.
“I imagine that the digital world in the 22nd century will be advanced, brilliant and safe for all children to use effectively and creatively”
Aisha, 16
The digital world was not designed for children. But it can be. Take action with us today for a better tomorrow.
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Mexico strengthens online protections for children following 5Rights’ research
Mexico’s new Decree on Safe Digital Environments for Children and Adolescents introduces important protections against harmful design and requires platforms to take greater responsibility for children’s safety. In research published earlier this year, 5Rights Foundation,…
Mexico strengthens online protections for children following 5Rights’ research into harmful content
Mexico’s new Decree on Safe Digital Environments for Children and Adolescents introduces important protections against harmful content and requires platforms to take greater responsibility for children’s safety.
Ofcom’s age-check advice welcome, but raises privacy and fairness concerns
5Rights Foundation has welcomed efforts to make the Government’s proposed social media ban for under-16s workable, while warning that questions remain over privacy, enforcement and the risk of excluding young people.
Three years on from the Online Safety Act: lawfare and the need for robust enforcement
Today marks the three-year anniversary of the UK’s Online Safety Act receiving Royal Assent. How have things changed for UK children?
