Redefining Childhood: How to Support Kids’ Digital Lives and Rights in a Changing World

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Explore how childhood definitions are evolving and discover age-appropriate ways to support children’s digital lives and rights in today’s world.

Article Citation: Livingstone, S., & Sylwander, K. R. (2025). There is no right age! The search for age-appropriate ways to support children’s digital lives and rights. Journal of Children and Media, 19(1), 6–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2024.2435015

Glossary of Key Terms:

Age Assurance: Mechanisms used to verify a user’s age to restrict access to age-restricted content or services.

Age-Appropriate Design Codes: Regulations that require digital services to consider children’s privacy, safety, and best interests when designing their platforms.

COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act): A US law that requires parental consent for companies to collect and use data from children under 13.

Child Rights Impact Assessment: A process used by digital companies to evaluate the potential effects of their products and services on children’s rights.

Digital Consent: The age at which children can legally consent to the processing of their personal data online.

Evolving Capacities: The principle that children’s ability to exercise their rights develops with age and maturity, requiring adults and states to provide support that aligns with their developmental stage.

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation): A European Union regulation on data protection and privacy, which includes provisions for the protection of children’s data.

UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child): An international human rights treaty that sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health, and cultural rights of children.

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