Topic: Children-and-digital-media

11 key readings on children’s data and privacy online

The almost daily news stories on data privacy and data breaches – including those affecting children – raise urgent questions as everyday activities and actions generate data that are recorded, tracked, collated, analysed and monetised...Read more

28-12-2018|Comment|author: Sonia Livingstone, Mariya Stoilova and Rishita Nandagiri

Protection of children online: does current regulation deliver?

More children are going online, more frequently, via more devices and services, at ever-younger ages. The internet and accompanying technological developments offer huge opportunities for children, but they also pose risks to minors’ safety, wellbeing...Read more

13-12-2018|Comment|author: Sonia Livingstone and Emma Goodman

Conceptualising privacy online: what do, and what should, children understand?

Post-Cambridge-Analytica, and post-GDPR, children are becoming increasingly aware of how their data is being used online but there are still limits to their digital literacy. In this post, Sonia Livingstone, Mariya Stoilova and Rishita Nandagiri...Read more

18-10-2018|Comment|author: Sonia Livingstone, Mariya Stoilova and Rishita Nandagiri

Children and media in a digital world

How do we balance children’s rights to cultural and social freedom with our duty to protect them from abuse and exploitation while also promoting a healthy and active lifestyle for children and young people? One of the...Read more

10-09-2018|Comment|author: Julia Zvobgo