Expert perspectives on child safeguarding, AI safety, and children's rights.
Topic guides: AI Safety for Children · Online Safety for Children · Organisational Safeguarding
Children use AI every day but rarely shape it. Why participation is a right under the UNCRC, how to reach all children, and how to safeguard the process.
Read: Why children belong in AI governance decisionsThe EU AI Act bans AI that exploits children's age, treats AI in education as high-risk and was amended in July 2026. What applies now and what comes next.
Read: What the EU AI Act means for childrenConsent ages from 13 to 16, child-friendly transparency, profiling limits, DPIAs and record fines: what GDPR requires for children's data across the EU.
Read: How GDPR protects children's data in the EUThe documents, governance roles, standards and review cycle that turn a safeguarding policy into a framework that works across countries.
Read: How to build a safeguarding policy frameworkNine stages of concrete, checkable decisions, from impact assessment and defaults to AI red-teaming and governance, for any product children use.
Read: A safety-by-design checklist for children's productsThe UN guidance behind today's children's online safety laws: what General Comment 25 says, what it asks of businesses, and how to apply it.
Read: What General Comment 25 means for organisationsA plain guide to Child Rights Impact Assessments: origins in the UNCRC, who needs one, the typical steps, outputs, and how CRIA differs from a DPIA.
Read: What a child rights impact assessment involvesAge verification, facial estimation, digital ID and more: what age assurance means, what each method costs, and what regulators now expect.
Read: What age assurance is and how it worksThe areas a child safeguarding audit tests, the standards behind it, how fieldwork works, what the report delivers and a checklist to prepare.
Read: What a child safeguarding audit coversTwo regulators, two rulebooks, one question: can you show your service is safe for children? The UK and EU regimes compared, with practical steps.
Read: UK Online Safety Act versus EU DSA for child-facing servicesThree Southeast Asian markets now have binding children's online safety rules. A country-by-country comparison, and one standard to meet them all.
Read: How Southeast Asia's new child online safety laws compareAustralia now has an under-16 minimum age, AI codes, a coming duty of care and a children's privacy code due by 10 December 2026. What organisations must do.
Read: What Australia's new child online safety rules mean for organisationsBanning social media for under-16s is a meaningful step, but not the whole solution. Children also need safer platforms, digital literacy, and real accountability...
Read: Why a social media ban isn't enough to protect childrenQuestions about how digital platforms shape children’s behaviour are no longer peripheral. The challenge now is not awareness but redesign, with child wellbeing embedded into product decisions from the start...
Read: A turning point for technology and childrenChildren are increasingly turning to AI friends for advice, support, and companionship. From skincare routines to navigating emotions, AI is quietly shaping how children see themselves and make decisions. While there are clear benefits, we must also face the risks and mitigate them...
Read: Honest conversations with children about chatbotsAs artificial intelligence continues to advance, so do the ways it can be misused. One of the most alarming developments is the rapid rise of AI-generated child abuse imagery—synthetic content that mimics real abuse with disturbing realism...
Read: The rise of AI-generated child abuse imageryWith improved privacy settings, limited contact from unknown adults, and better controls over harmful content, these updates reflect growing concern over how social media impacts children and young people. But safeguarding children online requires more than platform-level restrictions...
Read: What Meta's teen restrictions get right — and missAs AI technologies become increasingly integrated into children's lives, ensuring they are safe, ethical, and designed with child protection at the forefront is paramount. This requires collaboration between technologists, policymakers, and child protection experts...
Read: Building safe and ethical AI for childrenChild safeguarding is not just an ethical imperative—it's a business one. Organizations that prioritize the protection of children in their operations, supply chains, and digital platforms strengthen their reputation, reduce legal risk, and contribute to sustainable development...
Read: Five reasons corporates need child safeguardingMaryam publishes regular commentary on online child safety and child safety in AI. Follow her on LinkedIn, or get in touch to discuss what your organisation needs.
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