Protecting children online
An overview of recent developments in legal frameworks and policies
The digital environment presents a wide range of benefits to children, whilst also
exposing them to various risks, including cyberbullying, harmful content and inappropriate
contact with strangers. This report provides an overview of the legal and policy actions
that governments, international organisations and other stakeholders have taken to
ensure a safe and beneficial digital environment for children. It considers actions
taken to keep pace with technological developments, to ensure children can realise
the benefits of the digital environment, and to respond to the changing digital risk
landscape. The report also informed the revision of the 2012 OECD Recommendation of
the Council on the Protection of Children Online, which aims to bring it into line
with current and anticipated future needs of children in the digital environment.
Published on June 02, 2020
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