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The Digital Age of Consent: 2 Years Later
THE LONG READ: On the occasion of the second anniversary of the digital age of consent being set in Ireland as 16, professor Brian O’Neill and Cliona Curley, take stock of its impact on children and asks if anything has fundamentally changed since its introduction. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect across Europe two years ago on May 25th, 2018 and brought the issue of children’s personal data to the fore. The GDPR introduced for the first time in the European Union special privacy protections for children. Children were identified in the GDPR as “vulnerable individuals” meriting “special protection”…
Children are not safe anywhere online. It’s time to hit tech companies in the bottom line
For those of us trying to protect children from online harm, it’s been like bailing…
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Children’s safer use of technology linked to improved feelings of well-being, new study
New research by the UCD School of Medicine and CyberSafeKids looking at the level of…
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Is the era of self-regulation for Big Tech truly over?
In May, Coimisiún na Meán, Ireland’s media regulator, published an updated draft of the Online…
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Almost 25% of six-year-olds have a smartphone
Our CEO, Alex gives parents some guidance on how best to prepare and educate your…
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Social media is 20 years old. How are we still getting so much wrong?
Burden of protecting children online cannot fall exclusively on parents – Big Tech must stop…
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Children are experiencing real harm online — where’s the urgency to address this?
There is simply not enough government funding allocated to addressing how we can support children…
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Free Digital Media Literacy Course
REGISTER NOW! Do you work with children and young people? Then our free DEVELOPING DIGITAL…
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We wouldn’t allow it offline, so why put children in online danger?
We must regularly supervise our children’s online activity in an atmosphere of trust, writes Alex Cooney…
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CyberSafeKids & National Parents Council Launch ‘Same Rules Apply’ Campaign
50% of children surveyed said they ‘spend too much time online’ 30% of children…
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