IEEE President’s Note: Designing a Safer Digital World for Kids

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IEEE is pushing for safer digital environments for children through standards, policy collaboration, and age-appropriate design principles. The article explains how governments in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and the United States are moving toward stronger rules for child online safety. It highlights IEEE’s 2021 age-appropriate design standard and its broader trust-and-safety framework as practical guidance for governments and industry. The piece argues that protecting children online requires changes in data collection, algorithm design, interface behavior, and AI systems, not just content filters or parental controls.

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