🎧 Students data is regularly being exploited in ways they may not be aware of. In this edition of #TechThisOut! 5Rights Youth Ambassador Maximillian sits down with Patricia Kosseim, Info and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (Canada) to uncover what happens behind the scenes. https://loom.ly/dgrEEj0

🆕 🔍 Digital policies are shaping children’s futures, but children aren’t shaping these policies. New Digital Futures for Children centre review of 300+ policies across 35 countries finds children are mentioned but rarely heard or treated as rights holders. 📄: https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/130444/

AI is here to stay, but children must never be the testing ground. 🇬🇷 At #AIAthens2025, 5Rights Leanda Barrington-Leach, in conversation with George Pagoulatos, Ambassador of Greece to the OECD, called for AI to prioritise children’s rights and safety.

🇬🇷 This Thurs (4th Dec), 5Rights’ Leanda Barrington-Leach joins the Athens Roundtable to discuss protecting children from untested AI and setting limits for frontier AI with Sofia Zacharaki, Greek Minister of Education & Religious Affairs. Join online: https://loom.ly/VqgkTGs #AIAthens2025

How can countries with different political systems work together on AI governance? 🎧 Earlier this year on Tech This Out!, Youth Ambassador Skye chatted with UN Envoy Amandeep Singh Gill on why AI governance must put children first. Listen: https://loom.ly/NrwuB8A

🇪🇺 EU Parliament’s new Resolution calls for robust enforcement of DSA & AI Act to protect children online. Now they must follow through & ensure the Digital Omnibus doesn’t dilute these hard-won protections. 🔗: https://loom.ly/cgUv-o0

🇳🇬 With half of Nigeria’s population under 18 - and 90% of children reporting online risks- online safety must be a priority. At #OSF25 in Lagos, Dorothy Gordon urged leaders to hold tech companies accountable for a safe and child rights-respecting digital environment: https://loom.ly/gOqwyiA#OSF25

🎧 Smart tool or subtle manipulation? Unpacking AI’s impact on children. Earlier this year on #TechThisOut, 5Rights Youth Ambassador Aisling and Dr. Jun Zhao from Oxford’s Child-Centred AI Design Lab discuss how AI impacts children’s lives. https://loom.ly/GNhXorc

⭐️ 5Rights Executive Director Leanda Barrington-Leach marks #WorldChildrensDay with a clear message: childhood needs defending. Kids live online as much as offline. Yet tech too often exploits, not supports. But change is coming, with global action from the EU to Brazil to Indonesia.

🆕 Children’s rights apply everywhere, including online. For #WorldChildrensDay we’re launching Your Rights in the Digital World - a child-friendly guide to UN General comment No.25. 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 English, French and Spanish versions available here: https://loom.ly/H20zxIo#WorldChildrensDay

🇪🇺 Child rights can’t be collateral damage in the Digital Omnibus. 5Rights + 300+ organisations in 41 countries are urging the Commission not to weaken children’s digital protections in the upcoming proposals. Read the joint letter: https://loom.ly/7h3u_-o

AI chatbots are becoming a go-to support tool for young people, but these systems weren’t built with children in mind. 5Rights Youth Ambassador Ali spoke with @mieoeh.bsky.social earlier this year about AI chatbot’s impact on children. 🎧 https://loom.ly/g63XYkc

🚨 Join the 5Rights team! We’re recruiting two policy + advocacy roles to shape a safer digital world for children. 🇬🇧 UK Policy & Public Affairs Officer - London (hybrid) 🔗: https://loom.ly/4-GZrIk 🇪🇺 EU Advocacy Officer - Brussels (remote) 🔗: https://loom.ly/c1ZPZ-E 🗓️ Apply by 28 Nov

🇺🇳 General comment No. 25 recognised that children’s rights apply in full in the digital world. ➡️ 4 years on - how much impact has it had? The DFC will share their findings on 20th Nov (World Children’s Day) - more info + register: https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/digital-futures-for-children

🧠 Children are already using GenAI – for school, fun and even emotional support. But how do they experience it? And what does this mean for their rights? ➡️ The DFC’s Rights .AI report highlights why their voices must shape AI governance now: https://loom.ly/u-VR4zY

🎮 Gaming offers huge opportunities for kids - but also serious risks. 🇧🇷🇬🇧 New research from the Digital Futures for Children centre (DFC) maps how the gaming ecosystem shapes children’s experiences in Brazil and the UK. 🔗 https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/130029/ #ChildRights #Gaming

Parents are more concerned about their children’s safety on the internet than climate change, mental health or road safety. Parents work hard, but government and tech companies need to do their bit too. ➡️ @moreincommonuk.bsky.social: https://loom.ly/5AQHOIM

🇬🇧 Two years after the #OnlineSafetyAct, key duties to protect children are finally in force. But persuasive design features still keep young people hooked – and are outside the law’s scope. 🔗 Read more: https://loom.ly/ZDYhxow#OnlineSafetyAct

📚 GenAI in classrooms is booming - but at what cost to children? ❌ Latest DFC & 5Rights research showed 5 major tools in UK schools failed to uphold children’s rights. https://www.digital-futures-for-children.net/our-work/genai-edtech

“Over 81m children in Europe use digital products every day - yet the digital ecosystem is advancing faster than the laws and tools to keep them safe.” 🇪🇺 Head of EU Affairs, Manon Letouche speaking at EACA’s #Campaign4Good launch - uniting the creative industry to protect children online.

🇧🇷Brazil becomes the 1st country in Latin America to enshrine age-appropriate design into law - making platforms legally responsible for protecting children’s rights by design and by default. 🎉A milestone ahead of #NationalChildrensDay in Brazil – more here: https://loom.ly/NH4B0wo#NationalChildrensDay #ECADigital

🇧🇪 Hiring: Research Intern 5Rights Foundation is seeking two Research Interns to help build a digital world where children can flourish. 💡 6-month remote role (Brussels-based) 💰 €1,500/month 📅 Apply by 17th October ➡️ Further info and apply here: https://loom.ly/hBdQ7oU #Hiring

AI is reshaping childhood - but who sets the rules? In Tech This Out! Ep. 10, 5R Youth Amb Skye speaks with @unodet.bsky.social Envoy @gioasempre.bsky.social on why AI governance must put children first. https://loom.ly/NrwuB8A

“EdTech products in schools rely on the collection of children’s data for commercial & profiling purposes.” 🇬🇧Raised in the House of Lords last week, UK schools use EdTech at scale, but with little regulation. Better EdTech Futures for Children aims to tackle these risks: https://loom.ly/I77rNK4

📚 Research found 99% of school leaders and 98% of teachers use EdTech in school - but it’s largely unregulated. That’s why 5Rights & DFC launched Better EdTech Futures for Children to examine its impact. 💬 Hear Lord Russell warn Parliament about EdTech without safeguards. https://loom.ly/I77rNK4

🌍 We’re hiring!

 5Rights is looking for Regional Consultants: 🔹 (South) East Asia & the Pacific: https://loom.ly/XmOEkac 
 🔹 Latin America & the Caribbean: https://loom.ly/6EAfjE4 
 Join us in shaping a digital world that puts children’s rights first. 

 #ChildrensRights #Jobs

💬 “You don’t need a title or a platform - just a willingness to speak up.” 🌍 5Rights is recruiting Youth Ambassadors (aged 13–20) to advocate for children’s rights online. Collaborate with peers, represent 5Rights globally, and make a real difference! Apply by 15 Sept: https://loom.ly/bMsbGXQ

💬 “Enough is enough - the EU will use every tool to ensure children aren’t at the mercy of tech profits.” In #SOTEU, @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu backed our call: children’s online safety is non-negotiable. Statement: https://loom.ly/Z_Lnsrs

🆕Research: UK’s most popular AI EdTech apps are failing children. None audited EdTech apps in UK schools (Grammarly, Character. AI, MagicSchool, Copilot, Mind’s Eye) comply with AADC and UK GDPR. Instead, they expose kids to porn trackers, wrong helplines & false facts. https://loom.ly/7fMI2wM

🇪🇺 In today’s #SOTEU, EC President Urusla von der Leyen addressed kids’ online safety - a day after our joint call for her to reaffirm commitment to enforcing EU digital regulations that protect children. Children need rights-respecting design, not addictive systems. https://loom.ly/kc95R7g#SOTEU

📢 22 orgs & MEPs urge @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu in light of the threats being made against European democratic sovereignty to enforce EU digital rules protecting kids. The State of the Union is a chance to put children’s rights first. https://loom.ly/kc95R7g

🚨 5Rights is recruiting Youth Ambassadors (ages 13 - 20) from across the globe! 🌍 Thandokazi from South Africa joined 5Rights “to explore new ideas & share what’s happening in the online world.” 📝 Now it could be you - apply by Monday Sept 15: https://forms.office.com/e/rBPshSMHMp

How can countries with different political systems work together on AI governance? 🎧 In e10 of Tech This Out!, Youth Ambassador Skye chats with @unodet.bsky.social UN Envoy Amandeep Singh Gill on why AI governance must put children first. https://loom.ly/NrwuB8A

📢 5Rights Foundation is seeking a new Treasurer! We're looking for a finance leader with strategic expertise, international experience & passion for children’s rights in the digital world. Apply via Nurole: https://app.nurole.com/roles/68877d203614d8af12fd2ffb

🌍 “Youth deserve a safe platform to raise their voice.” Haseeb, 18, shares how being a 5Rights Youth Ambassador took his advocacy from Pakistan to the UN. Now, it could be your turn. Apply by Sept 15 👉 https://forms.office.com/e/rBPshSMHMp #ChildrensRights

🎉 4 years ago, the UK’s Age Appropriate Design Code forced tech orgs to redesign for children: 📱 Kids' accounts private by default 🔕 No overnight notifications 🚫 No targeted ads to kids But risks remain - the upcoming UK review is the chance to strengthen protections. https://loom.ly/LBNpUog

AI is transforming childhood - but who’s making the rules? 🎧5Rights Youth Ambassador Skye speaks with UN Envoy @unodet.bsky.social @gioasempre.bsky.social on why AI governance must put children first. https://loom.ly/NrwuB8A

🔎 One-third of internet users are kids – but the web isn’t built for them. Tech companies are keeping children glued to their screens & manipulating their behaviours. 🎧 Hear Leanda Barrington-Leach on the Tech Humanist Show discussing safeguarding kids online: https://loom.ly/x5ItBCI

🎧 Smart tool or subtle manipulation? Unpacking AI’s impact on children In #TechThisOut E9 Youth Ambassador Aisling and Dr. Jun Zhao from Oxford’s Child-Centred AI Design Lab discuss how AI impacts children’s lives - from homework helper to potential surveillance tool. https://loom.ly/afQGgKY

🎧 Smart tool or subtle manipulation? AI’s impact on children In #TechThisOut E9, 5Rights Youth Ambassador Aisling and Dr. Jun Zhao from Oxford’s Child-Centred AI Design Lab discuss how AI impacts children’s lives - from homework helper to potential surveillance tool. https://loom.ly/afQGgKY#TechThisOut

🚨 Calling all UK-based young people (13-17)! 🎓 Want to help shape how tech & AI are used in schools? Join the 5Rights EdTech Youth Advisory Board and be part of an exciting project on children’s rights in education. 📝 Apply by September 3rd: https://loom.ly/MCdyw_I #EdTech

🌍 Calling all young advocates! 5Rights is recruiting Youth Ambassadors (ages 13 – 20) to join a global network promoting children’s rights in the digital space. Collaborate with peers, represent 5Rights globally, and make a real difference! 📝 Apply by 15 September: https://loom.ly/bMsbGXQ

🌏 The Asia-Pacific region is stepping up to protect children’s privacy in the digital world. 🇰🇷 At the recent APEC meeting, 5Rights' Marie-Ève Nadeau highlighted the urgent need for systemic change in how tech companies treat children. 🔗 Read: https://loom.ly/AhachJI

🚨 32% of UK kids regret spending money in online games. New Ofcom research shows how persuasive design features - like loot boxes & mystery reward mechanisms- are driving financial harm. It’s time for regulation – kids deserve better. 🔗: https://loom.ly/gNpKdr0 #PersuasiveDesign

🚨🇨🇦 Canadian experts demand stronger protections for children’s privacy. Brought together by 5Rights, over 40 experts have joined forces to call for stronger protections in the OPC’s Children’s Privacy Code. 📢 Read the response: https://loom.ly/Bo2UaiY

🚨 Calling all UK-based young people (13-17)! 🎓 Want to help shape how tech & AI are used in schools? Join the 5Rights EdTech Youth Advisory Board and be part of an exciting project on children’s rights in education. 📝 Apply by 15 August: https://loom.ly/MCdyw_I #EdTech

🎧 Smart tool or subtle manipulation? AI’s impact on children In #TechThisOut Episode 9, Youth Ambassador Aisling and Dr. Jun Zhao from Oxford’s Child-Centred AI Design Lab discuss how AI impacts children’s lives - from homework helper to potential surveillance tool. https://loom.ly/GNhXorc

💬 “If I could change one thing, it would be tougher restrictions on harmful content.” 🇬🇧 The Children’s Code under the UK’s Online Safety Act is now in effect. We asked our youth ambassadors what changes they'd like to see in the digital world. ➡️ https://loom.ly/kzxwdCs

💬 “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: https://loom.ly/kzxwdCs #OnlineSafetyAct

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