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  18.12.17

  Child Safety and Internet Governance - a brief look back and forward

  Jutta Croll, Stiftung Digitale Chancen
  
  Even in 2006, when the IGF itself was in its infancy, the topic of child safety and protection was on the agenda of the forum. Not necessarily as a top priority and not free of conflicts. Strategies targeted at the prevention of access to potentially harmful content for children were contentious and had its detractors from the Freedom of Speech Community. Through the years empowerment of children and youths for a safe and responsible usage of the Internet gained in importance.
  
  

  Additional content for: Internet Governance | Youth Protection
  
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Scientific studies

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  May 2017

  Children´s and young people´s rights in the digital age

  a series of articles in the SAGE journal; Vol 19, Issue 5, 2017
  SAGE Journal, SAGE Journal
  
  In Vol 19, Issue 5, 2017 of the SAGE Journal in the New Media & Society category, there are a number of contributions to children's rights in the digital age.
  
  

  Additional content for: Accessibility | Digital Parenting | Vulnerable Children | Internet Governance | Internet Policy | Youth Protection | Media Education | Media Usage | Privacy | Sexting | Social Media | UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
  
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Official documents

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  Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers on the rights of the child in the digital environment

  Council of Europe, Europarat
  
  How to better respect, protect and fulfil the rights of the child in the digital environment is at the core of the new Recommendation adopted today by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. Building on international and European legal instruments, the text provides comprehensive guidelines for action by European governments. The digital environment shapes children’s lives in many ways, creating opportunities and risks to their well-being and enjoyment of human rights. Governments are recommended to review their legislation, policies and practices to ensure that these adequately address the full range of the rights of the child. States should also ensure that business enterprises and other key partners meet their human rights responsibilities and are held accountable in case of abuses.
  
  

  Additional content for: Internet Governance | Internet Policy | UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
  
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