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UN's child digital rights guidance is influential but uptake uneven, study says

( March 3, 2026, 11:16 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Brazil, Ireland, the Netherlands, Indonesia and Australia are among countries that have translated United Nations guidance on children’s rights in the digital age into binding rules, but adoption of General Comment No. 25, where the UN set out how children’s rights apply online, still hinges on “enforcement, regulatory capacity and sustained advocacy,” a study has said. Assessing adoption of the comment five years later, the report cites its impact on Brazil’s Digital Statute of the Child and Adolescent, known as the ECA Digital, as it codifies “safety by design” and sets out limits on profiling.Statement follows. Report attached....

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