EU regulators, UK and eSafety lead the global push to protect children in the digital world
Three major regulators are expanding international cooperation to ensure platforms protect children’s privacy, safety, and rights while fostering critical thinking and media literacy.
Children today spend a significant amount of their time online, from learning and playing to communicating.
To protect them in an increasingly digital world, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, the European Commission’s DG CNECT, and the UK’s Ofcom have joined forces to strengthen global cooperation on child online safety.
The partnership aims to ensure that online platforms take greater responsibility for protecting and empowering children, recognising their rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The three regulators will continue to enforce their online safety laws to ensure platforms properly assess and mitigate risks to children. They will promote privacy-preserving age verification technologies and collaborate with civil society and academics to ensure that regulations reflect real-world challenges.
By supporting digital literacy and critical thinking, they aim to provide children and families with safer and more confident online experiences.
To advance the work, a new trilateral technical group will be established to deepen collaboration on age assurance. It will study the interoperability and reliability of such systems, explore the latest technologies, and strengthen the evidence base for regulatory action.
Through closer cooperation, the regulators hope to create a more secure and empowering digital environment for young people worldwide.
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