<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(19,19,19);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05)">With the enforcement of a social media age ban for under 16s in Australia in December 2025 a global discussion started on the important <span class="Q6ibn ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">topic</span> how children and youth can participate safely in the digital environment and what measures are necessary to protect them meaningfully <span class="Asgive ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">when being </span>online. From Brasil to India, in the UK and the EU, <span class="Asgive ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">in many parts of the world politicians, civil society, psychologists, and media researchers argue</span> about strategies, legislation and accountabilities. <span class="Q6ibn ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">These affect also </span>digital services providers, <span class="Asgive ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">educators and carers as well as parents</span> and children.
In this webinar we will hear from Amanda Third on the current situation in Australia and the learnings from a ban being in force for half a year now, get a child rights framing by Sonia <span class="Asgive ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">Livingstone and get insights in</span> the work of the EU Special Panel and hear <span class="Asgive ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">from the recommendations of</span> the German expert panel and the outcomes of a child participation process by Jutta Croll and Torsten Krause.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(19,19,19);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05)">Link </span></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6_9ucwxXME">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6_9ucwxXME</a><span style="color:rgb(19,19,19);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05)"></span></div><div>g</div><div><span style="color:rgb(19,19,19);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05)"><br></span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Glenn McKnight, MA </div><div>Virtual School of Internet Governance </div>Chief Information Officer<div><a href="http://www.virtualsig.org" target="_blank">www.virtualsig.org</a> </div><div><b>YOUR SOURCE FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE EDUCATION </b></div><div><b><span class="Q6ibn ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">Mobile </span> 437-237-4655</b></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>