Children, Youth, and Digital Safety

Geographic Level: Country

Discussions explore challenges and solutions for protecting children and youth online, focusing on risks like cyberbullying, data exploitation, and ethical tech use. These conversations are vital for Canadians to ensure digital safety aligns with privacy rights and safeguards vulnerable populations.

Topics

Online Privacy for Youth (2 discussions)
How children’s data is collected, stored, and used.
Screen Time and Healthy Development (2 discussions)
Balancing digital access with wellbeing.
Cyberbullying and Online Harassment (2 discussions)
Prevention, reporting, and resilience strategies.
Age-Appropriate Digital Consent (2 discussions)
When and how kids can meaningfully consent to platforms or apps.
Social Media and Mental Health (2 discussions)
Impacts of comparison culture, algorithms, and online validation.
In-Game Purchases and Digital Exploitation (2 discussions)
Loot boxes, microtransactions, and ethical gaming practices.
Digital Literacy for Children and Families (2 discussions)
Teaching safe navigation of online spaces.
Protection from Predatory Behaviour (2 discussions)
Safeguards against grooming, exploitation, and trafficking online.
Parental and School Roles in Digital Safety (2 discussions)
Collaboration in monitoring, teaching, and empowering kids.
Future of Child-Centered Tech Policy (2 discussions)
Stronger protections, global standards, and youth participation in design.