Children's rights and the Digital Futures Commission

Both policymakers and businesses operating in the digital environment surely wish to respect children’s rights and support children’s wellbeing. But what rights are we talking about, and how do they apply in a digital world? In the rush to innovate and compete in a global market, answering these thorny questions so as to design for children’s best interests can seem difficult, and attention to children’s interests is too often deferred, or left to others.