The Digital Futures Commission has now concluded. Our new project is the Digital Futures for Children centre, joint with 5Rights Foundation and London School of Economics and Political Science.
Follow how our research has unfolded from 2020 to 2023 and gain an snapshot of our findings across the play, data and innovation research streams.
How can digital innovators and providers design for children’s rights? Sonia Livingstone and Kruakae Pothong interviewed Shuli Gilutz about the Children’s Design Guide, for the »
By Kruakae Pothong and Sonia Livingstone The rise in data-driven education is marked by polarised discourses of hopes for the beneficial uses of data about »
By Sonia Livingstone The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted in-class, face-to-face learning to remote learning. But the consequences for children’s education are yet to be properly evaluated. Suddenly, education became »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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. »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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