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<title>UK Government shifts focus to tackle unsafe digital design</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The UK Government will target harmful digital features in new legislation to keep children safe online, putting responsibility on companies to make the digital world safe by design.



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<link>https://5rightsfoundation.com/tiktok-held-accountable-with-12-7m-fine-for-misusing-childrens-data/</link>
<description><![CDATA[After three years, TikTok has agreed to pay the £12.7 million fine in the UK for unlawfully processing children’s data. This case shows why the Age Appropriate Design Code must be given statutory force.



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<link>https://5rightsfoundation.com/new-australian-law-to-mandate-safety-by-design/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Australia is proposing new safety-by-design duties for digital services, putting the onus on companies to assess and mitigate risks to children.



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<link>https://5rightsfoundation.com/childhood-redrawn-putting-responsibility-for-tech-safety-back-where-it-belongs/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Leanda Barrington-Leach, Executive Director of 5Rights Foundation, introduces Childhood Redrawn, a campaign building support for tech to be safe for children by design and by default.



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<link>https://5rightsfoundation.com/us-courts-and-lawmakers-are-telling-tech-companies-that-safety-by-design-is-not-optional/</link>
<description><![CDATA[From TikTok’s court loss to Meta’s $17 billion settlement, US courts and states are forcing tech companies to make child safety a design requirement, not an afterthought.



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<title>New EU KIDS Act can “put paid to the tech exploitation of children” but must apply equally to all platforms</title>
<link>https://5rightsfoundation.com/new-eu-kids-act-can-put-paid-to-the-tech-exploitation-of-children-but-must-apply-equally-to-all-platforms/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The European Commission has unveiled its proposed EU KIDS Act, a landmark new framework aimed at making digital services safer for children and reducing their exposure to harmful and addictive design.



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<title>SOTEU 2026: Platforms will have to prove they are safe for kids  </title>
<link>https://5rightsfoundation.com/soteu-2026-platforms-will-have-to-prove-they-are-safe-for-kids/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The EU Commission has taken up 5Rights’ long-standing demand to reverse the burden of proof – platforms will soon have to prove their services are safe for kids, not wait for harm to happen first.



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<title>EU Kids Online survey shows children need safer digital spaces by design </title>
<link>https://5rightsfoundation.com/eu-kids-online-survey-shows-children-need-safer-digital-spaces-by-design/</link>
<description><![CDATA[New EU Kids Online research shows children are facing growing online risks, reinforcing the need for digital services to be safe by design and by default.



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<title>Over 25 countries call for AI certification before reaching classrooms </title>
<link>https://5rightsfoundation.com/over-25-countries-call-for-ai-certification-before-reaching-classrooms/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Gathered for UNESCO’s Digital Learning Week, education Ministers demand that tech companies demonstrate AI systems’ safety and educational benefit before impacting children.



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<link>https://5rightsfoundation.com/regulate-tech-not-kids-say-130-organisations-and-experts-ahead-of-eu-state-of-the-union/</link>
<description><![CDATA[More than 130 organisations and experts in child rights call for Europe-wide framework for digital safety ahead of State of the European Union address.



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<title>Five years of the Children’s Code: pioneering then, pioneering now</title>
<link>https://5rightsfoundation.com/five-years-of-the-childrens-code-pioneering-then-pioneering-now/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Now in its fifth year, the UK’s Children’s Code still sets the bar for children’s privacy online but weak enforcement means it’s not delivering on its promise.



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<title>Meta settles in landmark child safety trial but stops short of meaningful default improvements</title>
<link>https://5rightsfoundation.com/meta-settles-in-landmark-child-safety-trial-but-stops-short-of-meaningful-default-improvements/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Facing a landmark trial over child safety, Meta agreed to pay close to $17 billion but the settlement leans on access restrictions and optional features, rather than fixing the engagement-driven design at the root of the harm by default.



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