Safe Online

A nivel mundial, 1 de cada 6 niños afirma haber sido víctima de ciberacoso, y se estima que 300 millones de niños han sido objeto de explotación y abuso sexual facilitados por la tecnología.  @Marija Manojlovic es la directora ejecutiva de Safe Online, un fondo global que apoya proyectos de seguridad en línea. Afirma que, en lugar del enfoque reactivo, en el que las funciones de seguridad digital se añaden solo después de un escándalo, los tecnólogos deberían  adoptar un modelo de ""seguridad primero"" en el que las protecciones para los niños se integren en el diseño de las plataformas. La Coalición Global para la Seguridad Digital del Foro Económico Mundial tiene como objetivo combatir el contenido nocivo en línea fomentando la colaboración entre líderes empresariales, gobiernos, instituciones académicas y la sociedad civil. Conoce más historias sobre la iniciativa aquí: https://ow.ly/t3BV50Z3acX

“When a child is unsafe at home, online spaces may be the only place to ask for help.” This simple truth is at the heart of the newly launched PoP Guiding Principles, Protection through Online Participation. PoP is a global, multi-stakeholder initiative bringing together more than 30 partners under the International Telecommunication Union Child Online Protection Programme, co-led with the Office of the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children (UN SRSG on Violence Against Children), in partnership with the Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF). For child helplines, this reality is already clear. Every day, children and young people use digital channels to seek support, disclose harm, ask questions, and find a way to be heard. The PoP Guiding Principles remind us that digital spaces should not only be safer for children. They can also become pathways to protection, support, and care. As Kigundu powerfully says: “Do not design the digital future for children – design it with us.” To mark the launch, our Executive Director, Helen Mason, reflects on why child helplines are at the heart of the PoP Guiding Principles, and why online participation and child safety must go hand in hand. Read the blog below or via our website ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e43PMue6 Learn more about the PoP Guiding Principles ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eBMFrbf9 #EveryChildHasAVoice #ProtectionThroughParticipation

This year's #WHA79 brought together some of the most critical conversations happening right now at the intersection of children's safety, digital technology, and mental health. A few moments that stood out: 🚀 I joined an intimate conversation with inspiring female leaders alongside Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, on strategies to prevent online harms to children — from sexual exploitation and abuse to the broader impacts of digital technologies on violence prevention. The message was clear: ending violence against children in a digital age means connecting the dots across safety, wellbeing, and justice. Sabine Rakotomalala, PhD Helen Morton Cassia Carvalho Lucie Cluver Daniela Ligiero Esther Dingemans Bryanna Mariñas Emily Laurie Jiore Craig Sarah Reich 🚀 That same evening, I spoke at the launch of the 2026 #OutOfTheShadows Index — the global benchmark tracking how countries are tackling child sexual violence across prevention, response, healing, and justice. My focus: why prevention is the only real step change, and why digital ecosystems — where abuse now travels and scales at unprecedented speed — must be central to any serious prevention strategy. Together for Girls Economist Impact 🚀 Then came one of the most powerful moments — the unveiling of The Lost Screen Memorial at Place des Nations. Fifty illuminated screens, each showing the face of a child lost to the harms linked to social media. Opened by World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros, Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, the Mayor of Geneva, and Amy Neville, mother of Alexander. To hear the head of WHO speak so clearly about the public health threat of unregulated platforms, at the heart of the World Health Assembly — that sent a message. The parents' courage in telling their children's stories is changing this conversation globally. 🚀 Later in the week, Safe Online co-convened an event with the International Association for Suicide Prevention, Crisis Text Line, and Orygen on Online Safety: Artificial Intelligence, Social Media and Suicide Prevention. There is a genuine potential of specialized AI in suicide prevention, but there are real dangers of unregulated general-purpose anthropomorphic AI systems interacting with vulnerable children and young people. These conversations must move upstream: not just how to make chatbots safer in the moment at the prompt/output level, but what these systems are doing to children's emotional development and relationships at scale. Childhood is being redesigned in real time. At Safe Online, we are committed to building the evidence, coalitions, and investment to ensure wellbeing is woven into the fabric of technology from the start. #WorldHealthAssembly #ChildSafety #EndViolenceAgainstChildren #OutOfTheShadows #WeaveWellbeing #LostScreenMemorial

📣Protecting children globally demands bold, collaborative action. Our President & CEO Dr. Daniela Ligiero, Senior Director of Programs and Advocacy Emily Laurie, along with colleagues and partners, spoke with the Duchess of Sussex at #WHA79 in Geneva about how we can create a safer world for children. 🎯Together we reviewed findings of the #OutOfTheShadows Index, which offers a clear roadmap to guide action and keep governments accountable so that children and adolescents can grow up free from violence. Researched and developed by Economist Impact, the Index ranks 60 countries, across six regions – together home to 83% of the world’s children – on national action to address childhood sexual violence. The Index clearly outlines the steps governments must take to #EndChildhoodSexualViolence, both on and offline. With a global average score of only 53 out of 100, it is shockingly clear how much more we need to do to protect children. 🌏This week served as a vital mobilization milestone as we look toward the second Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, which will take place this November in the Philippines. ✊Together for Girls and activists in the Brave Movement call on governments to use the Index as a roadmap for your pledges and commitments at this historic conference, just over six months away. Photo Credit: Baz Ratner #ViolenceIsPreventable #WorldHealthAssembly #BeBrave Archewell Sabine Rakotomalala, PhD Helen Morton Esther Dingemans Lucie Cluver Bryanna Mariñas Emily Laurie Marija Manojlovic