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🎉 Together, We Made It Happen! 🎉 The “Safe Digital Futures for Children: Tackling Online Harms through Joint Global Action” Satellite Event was a triumph, made possible by the dedication of 15+ fantastic partners! Collaboration is key to driving progress in creating safer digital environments for all. 🌍✨ 📺 Watch the full recording here: https://lnkd.in/efF6mtjQ Let’s keep the momentum going! #Act4OnlineSafety #SafeOnline #EveryChildProtected

What an incredible gathering at the #Act4OnlineSafety event in Bogotá! We brought together policymakers, practitioners, youth, survivors, and industry leaders to tackle online harms against children. Watch the highlights and key takeaways👇#SafeOnline https://lnkd.in/efnw96s2 @BeBraveGlobal @WeProtect

It’s been one week since the WeProtect Global Alliance Summit in Abu Dhabi. If you missed it, here is the recap👇 Let’s #FocusOnTheFuture of child safety online.

Today 20 children representatives from the Kenya Children Assembly joined tech companies, government agencies, and civil society organizations to discuss improving online child safety in Kenya. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 1️⃣ Underrepresentation in Tech: Children feel underrepresented and misrepresented by tech companies in the design of products, with limited child-friendly platforms, SIM cards, and age-appropriate content. 2️⃣ Gender Bias: Over-emphasis on sexual abuse facing girls while there is very limited targeting to boys, yet cases of OCSEA affecting boys are equally on the rise 3️⃣ Internet Addiction: children highlighted that internet addiction is becoming a menace, with children as young as 2 being addicted to the internet. They also shared that many children are now using the internet for betting and gambling. Some attested to even earning money through writing platforms. 4️⃣ Content Oversight: They highlighted that the government needed to do more in monitoring harmful, content is not child-friendly. They majorly highlighted Telegram as a problem. These insights will be presented tomorrow to tech companies and government agencies as we work towards collaborative frameworks and policies to enhance online child safety. In attendance government agencies including the Directorate of Children Services, NCAJ, ICTA, CA, ODPP, KICTANET, and CSOs under the Online Safety Forum and Joining Forces Alliance. We look forward to a fruitful engagement that should lead to policy development and implementation in ensuring children’s safety online. Safe Online Mtoto News Lifeskills Promoters (LISP) Childline Kenya KICTANet Terre des Hommes Netherlands in Africa UNICEF Plan International Kenya Save the Children in Kenya & Madagascar World Vision Kenya SOS Children's Villages Kenya Meta Safaricom PLC airtel Joining Forces Alliance ChildFund Africa ChildFund Australia ChildFund Alliance ChildFund International #ProtectChildrenOnline #SafeOnline #OnlineChildProtection #Internetsafety

The second day of the online child safety roundtable brought together representatives from the Kenya Children Assembly, Government agencies, tech companies , CSOs under the Online CSO forum and Joining Forces Alliance to address critical issues around online child safety. Building on the insights shared on Day 1, the discussions highlighted key concerns raised by children, such as their underrepresentation in the design of child-friendly technology products, the increasing online risks faced by boys, the growing challenge of internet addiction, and inadequate surveillance of harmful online content. On Day 2, stakeholders delved deeper into the urgent need to heighten regulations and fully adapt and implement policies that safeguard children online. The conversation emphasized the importance of addressing gaps in legislation, regulation, and awareness creation to ensure comprehensive online protection. The roundtable was attended by representatives from the Directorate of Children Services,Communications Authority of Kenya ,National Council on the Administration of Justice, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Kenya, KICTANet Safaricom PLC Data Alma KeNIC TLD LudiqueWorks Akili Network and CSOs under the Online CSO forum. The event concluded with a shared commitment in having similar discussions thrice annually and developing frameworks that promote interagency coordination between Government agencies while fostering openness and accountability among all stakeholders present. The insights gathered over the 2 days will be instrumental in driving meaningful policy change to protect children online. Safe Online Lifeskills Promoters (LISP) Childline Kenya Mtoto News Eveminet Communication Solutions Limited Terre des Hommes Netherlands in Africa Save the Children in Kenya & Madagascar Plan International Kenya Joining Forces Alliance ChildFund International ChildFund Africa ChildFund Australia ChildFund Alliance #safeonline #protectchildrenonline #onlinechildprotection #accountability #onlinechildprotectionpolicy #kenyalaw

We joined an insightful two days at the Child Sexual Abuse Reduction Research Network conference in Leiden, The Netherlands! 👉 Our Head of Research, Tegan Insoll, presented in a session on offender characteristics and behavior, sharing key findings from our recent studies on the drivers and enabling factors behind online child sexual abuse offending. 🤝 These studies were made possible through the generous support of the European Commission for Project 2KNOW, and Safe Online and the Tech Coalition for the ReDirection study. 📸 Here’s a snapshot of Tegan in action during the session! Find links to our research in the comments below ⤵️ #ProtectChildren #ReDirection #SafeOnline #2KNOW #EUFunded

Dr. Mohammed F. Meqdady, Secretary General of Jordan’s National Council for Family Affairs, shares profound insights on creating safe digital environments for children in Jordan. By working together, we can build a safer digital future. 🎙️Don’t miss the interview: https://loom.ly/IlLzyW4

Uniting for a #SafeOnline Future! 🌍 So grateful for the opportunity to discuss the dangers of the digital world with El Tiempo. Together, we urge world leaders to take action in the global fight against online violence. 📺 Watch the coverage here: https://bit.ly/4eUvjpj

🌍 This week, our CEO Sean Litton has been at the WeProtect Global Alliance Summit in Abu Dhabi. He joined leaders from governments, civil society, and safety technology to #FocusOnTheFuture of child safety online. We were honored to participate in two critical discussions: ➡️ Building the Case for Prevention Sean joined Marija Manojlovic (Safe Online), Deborah Denis (Lucy Faithfull Foundation), Aengus Ó Dochartaigh (MOORE | Preventing Child Sexual Abuse) and Nicolas Makharashvili (Safe Futures Hub) to share how the tech industry is driving innovative, proactive approaches to combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse. ➡️ Tackling the Rise of AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material In this breakout session, Sean spoke alongside our member Chelsea Carlson from OpenAI, Denton Howard, CDir (INHOPE), Yalda Aoukar (Bracket Foundation), and Fallon McNulty (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children) on how technology is addressing this rapidly evolving challenge. The Summit reinforced the power of collaboration in building a safer digital world for children. We’re proud to work with stakeholders from across sectors, committed to tackling OCSEA through innovation, partnerships, and collective action. #WeProtectSummit #FocusOnTheFuture #ChildSafety #TechCoalition

"This is a shared responsibility for all of us and the tech industry has an important role to play." – Sean Litton, Tech Coalition 📌As we reach a critical juncture where a shift towards prevention is the only viable route to curb the sustained increase in child sexual exploitation and abuse online, Sean featured as a panellist at the #WeProtectGlobal Summit 2024 last week where he spoke in our plenary session on 'Building the case for prevention'. 💡From Safety by Design to investment in interventions targeting those at risk of perpetrating child sexual abuse or experiencing it, it was a rich discussion about the systemic drivers of the issue and the multiple causal pathways to offending. ✅There are some great resources available from the Tech Coalition's Lantern project to the Safe Futures Hub being led by Nicolas Makharashvili to MOORE | Preventing Child Sexual Abuse's Prevention Global knowledge hub and the innovative work being done with offenders by the Lucy Faithfull Foundation. We are proud to work with Alliance members and partners like these organisations and many others who are leading innovative prevention work to keep children safe online. #StrongerTogether 💜 #EndCSEA #Prevention #SafeOnline