Resources
Explore our curated resources and find valuable publications, tools and positions on children’s rights in the digital environment.
Case Study – Is Instagram now safe for teens?
This case study examines Instagram Teen Accounts to assess whether new safety features protect teens from risks like harmful content, hidden ads, and poor age assurance practices.
Preliminary Findings on ‘Walkie Talkie – All Talk’ Safety Concerns for Minors
5Rights preliminary findings show major safety concerns with the Walkie Talkie – All Talk app that could be putting children in danger.
Initial analysis on the first round of Risk Assessment Reports under the DSA
In this brief, 5Rights – as part of the DSA Civil Society Coordination Group – analyses the first DSA Risk Assessment Reports, highlighting key trends, best practices, and gaps, and urging transparency and trust in platform compliance.
Advancing Trust & Safety: systems and standards for online safety professionals
“Advancing Trust & Safety” explores the evolution of T&S into a global profession, highlighting systemic barriers and proposing solutions to empower professionals and improve digital safety.
Smartphone policies in schools: what does the evidence say?
Smartphones and their addictive design techniques have sparked concern that they inhibit children’s schooling, but with EdTech offering new learning opportunities, what does the evidence tell us?
Conscious Advertising Network: Child Rights Manifesto
The Children’s Rights and Wellbeing Manifesto developed by 5Rights and the Conscious Advertising Network details how brands can make child safety a brand priority, rather than a function within a business department.
Enforcement action improves privacy for children in EdTech
Enforcement actions in the Netherlands have spurred positive changes in Google’s data practices for education. Learn about the key improvements and ongoing challenges in this brief.
Research Report: International regulatory decisions on EdTech data practices
New research exposes the risks of EdTech data practices, highlighting surveillance, profiling, and inadequate data protection for children.
Impact of regulation on children’s digital lives
New research reveals how laws across the world are driving positive changes in tech platforms to protect children online. Learn about the impact of regulations on children’s digital lives.