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UN rights office says children need better protection online

By Thomson Reuters May 29, 2026 | 2:40 AM

FRANKFURT, May 29 (Reuters) – The United Nations’ Human ​Rights Office ‌on Friday called for more robust regulation and oversight ‌by ​governments ⁠to make ⁠online platforms safer for children.

“Enhancing protection of children online ​is an urgent priority ⁠that ⁠we need to ​make sure not ​only gets done – ‌but that it gets done right,” UN High ⁠Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tuerk said ⁠in ‌a statement.

He ⁠added that ​technology ‌companies need to ​embed child ⁠safety into their platforms.

(Reporting by Ludwig Burger, Editing by Friederike ​Heine)