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5Rights and Children’s Coalition urge PM to protect online safety in UK-US trade talks

More than 20 child safety organisations and bereaved families urge UK PM to protect the Online Safety Act amid fears it could be weakened in UK–US trade negotiations.
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  • AI
  • Child Rights
  • Africa

5Rights and partners organise first Children’s Global AI Summit on Africa

Children from across the continent assembled for the Children’s Global AI Summit in Kigali, Rwanda convened by 5Rights and partners.
  • Press Release
  • AI
  • Global

Reclaiming AI for the next generation: 5Rights unveils Children & AI Design Code 

5Rights unveils the Children & AI Design Code, a bold framework ensuring AI prioritises children’s rights, safety, and wellbeing in design and deployment.
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  • AI
  • European Union

AI systems that exploit the vulnerabilities of children are now illegal in the EU

Article 5 of the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act is a true milestone, but more is required to protect children’s rights and needs by design and default.
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Reclaiming AI for the next generation: 5Rights unveils Children & AI Design Code 
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  • AI
  • Global

Reclaiming AI for the next generation: 5Rights unveils Children & AI Design Code 

5Rights unveils the Children & AI Design Code, a bold framework ensuring AI prioritises children’s rights, safety, and wellbeing in design and deployment.
New 5Rights report exposes how tech companies silence Trust & Safety teams
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  • Services
  • Global

New 5Rights report exposes how tech companies silence Trust & Safety teams

A new report from the 5Rights Foundation, Advancing Trust & Safety: Systems and Standards for Online Safety Professionals, launching today, provides a comprehensive look at the state of Trust & Safety (T&S) as a profession.
5Rights welcomes landmark UK legislation to protect children from online predators  
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  • AI
  • Sexual Exploitation
  • United Kingdom

5Rights welcomes landmark UK legislation to protect children from online predators  

The UK becomes the world’s first country to criminalise tools used to create AI-generated child sexual abuse material as part of four new measures to take on online predators.
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  • Sexual Exploitation
  • United Kingdom

Meta continues to ignore the prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) hosted and promoted on Instagram. So, we have urged Ofcom and the ICO to take action.
5Rights Youth Ambassador, Skye, attends the Summit of the Future in New York.
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  • Child Rights
  • Youth Engagement
  • United Nations

Press release – Youth Ambassadors welcome Global Digital Compact

Over 60 5Rights Youth Ambassadors from all over the World welcomed the commitment of global leaders for a safer digital environment for children.
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  • Sexual Exploitation
  • United Kingdom

5Rights calls out Meta for ignoring AI-generated child sexual abuse material on Instagram

Child safety charity, 5Rights has sent a legal letter to Meta detailing how it has ignored reports of illegal child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on its platform, Instagram.
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  • Gaming
  • United Kingdom

Poki: a case study in service redesign for children

Poki, a free gaming platform with more than 60 million users worldwide, has overhauled its UK service to comply with the Age Appropriate Design Code with 5Rights’ support.
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  • Child Rights
  • European Union

Last minute DSA compromises risk leaving children with no protections online

EU risks leaving millions of children exposed to online harms. In a joint letter, 5Rights urges MEPs to strengthen the Digital Services Act to protect children from online harms.
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  • Data Protection
  • United Kingdom

Raft of tech changes to protect children as new rules come into force

With the Age-Appropriate Design Code coming into force, children in the UK will gain specific protections for their data.
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  • Data Protection
  • United Kingdom

TikTok announcement shows impact of Children’s Code

TikTok announces new privacy protections for under-16s, setting accounts to private by default and restricting recommendations, aligning with the upcoming Children’s Code launching in September.
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  • Data Protection
  • United Kingdom

UK Government lays new statutory rules for children’s privacy

The UK Government lays the Age-Appropriate Design Code, marking a significant move to protect children’s online privacy by setting new statutory rules for how their data is collected, shared, and used.