How does free play manifest in the digital environment?
June 14, 2021
By Kruakae Pothong, Sonia Livingstone and Angela Colvert Children will always find ways to have fun. And they don’t distinguish where they play – online »
The Digital Futures Commission Updates
Follow how our research unfolds and gain an early view of our findings across the play, data and innovation research streams.
Transparency: an overlooked tool that empowers children
June 7, 2021
By Ayca Atabey Transparency is key to designing an online world where children’s needs and their best interests are the priority. It empowers children because »
UK “Secure by Design”vs Australian “Safety by Design”
May 24, 2021
By Kruakae Pothong and Sonia Livingstone While the Covid-19 pandemic has sent internet use to record levels among both children and adults, UK household adoption »
Navigating the ethical challenges of consulting children via Zoom
May 17, 2021
By Kruakae Pothong and Sonia Livingstone The internet has become a lifeline for both adults and children during COVID-19 lockdown for work, education and fun. »
Education data: what’s the problem?
May 10, 2021
How can schools make good decisions about EdTech and the data it collects? Sonia Livingstone and Kruakae Pothong interviewed Ben Williamson about the growing influence »
Data protection in children’s best interests: what’s at stake?
April 26, 2021
By Ayça Atabey How can children’s best interests be addressed through data protection? The Digital Futures Commission works towards embedding children’s best interests in the »
Problematising freemiums in digital games
April 19, 2021
By Al Mik A lot has changed in the world of digital play over the past decade. The speed and power of processors have produced »
Possibilities for a future Pokémon Go
April 12, 2021
By Kruakae Pothong and Sonia Livingstone Back in 2016, the number of daily active users of Pokémon Go rocketed close to 45 million users within »
Children’s rights in the digital environment – launching UNCRC General Comment 25
March 29, 2021
by Sonia Livingstone After its formal adoption by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on 4th February, General Comment 25 was launched »
Children’s rights and the Digital Futures Commission
March 22, 2021
By Sonia Livingstone Both policymakers and businesses operating in the digital environment surely wish to respect children’s rights and support children’s wellbeing. But what rights »
Is the gaming world getting more diverse?
March 15, 2021
By Al Mik The first stage of the Digital Futures Commission has focused on rethinking play for a digital world. This is an incredibly broad »
What if… children’s rights were anticipated at the very start of digital innovation?
March 8, 2021
By Sonia Livingstone & Kruakae Pothong Children and young people are increasingly claiming the digital space as their own even though digital infrastructures are rarely »