Strengthening Children's Rights through the Digital Services Act (DSA): Towards Best Practice Approaches

This paper aims to constructively accompany the implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA) from a children's rights perspective. It shows which potentials arise from the DSA to strengthen children's rights in the digital environment. Special attention is given to provider measures as well as the prevention of harm, and the empowerment of children. The paper delineates what constitute best practice approaches in fulfilling the requirements of the DSA and shows the importance of a positive platform governance.

The paper was drafted in the BMBF project SIKID, which is dedicated to current issues of civil security for children in digital environments. The focus is on growing security threats that arise from risks of interaction online. The aim is to improve media regulation and to strengthen networks of central actors to empower children and their rights online.