Digital Futures for Children centre (DFC)
As a joint LSE and 5Rights centre, we support an evidence base for advocacy, facilitate multidisciplinary dialogues and amplify children’s voices.
Our work
Our research is always framed by The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)
Our work
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Your rights online
Learn about your rights with our resource for children and young people
Global research database
Access robust research about children and the digital environment around the world
AI and children's rights: A narrative review of evidence
Our latest report is a narrative review of available evidence about AI and children, evaluating harms, best practices and gaps in evidence.
The impact of using EdTech on children's learning
Our latest report shows that evidence contests grand claims about EdTech benefits. Test results are prioritised over children's development and wellbeing.
Children’s rights under pressure in a digital world
A global anthology from our International Communication Association (ICA) pre-conference
African children's rights
in relation to the digital environment
Mapping the impact of General comment No. 25
around the world and in the UNCRC monitoring process
Children in digital policies
a global study
Digital gaming ecosystem
opportunities, risks and harms in Brazil and the UK
RIGHTS.AI
findings from Brazil, India, Kenya and Thailand
A child rights audit of GenAI in EdTech
learning from five UK case studies
Global developers
insights into Child Rights by Design
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