Abstract
In an era of rapid technological change characterized by the growth of online digital networks, the adoption of and increasing reliance on mobile and social media, and a host of associated technological opportunities and risks, it is becoming clear that children's rights are both realized and infringed in new ways. Crucially, digital media are no longer luxuries, but are rapidly becoming essentials of modern existence - and this applies increasingly in the Global South as well as the global North. Children are at the forefront of trends in digital uptake globally, with an estimated one in three worldwide already using the Internet. Much future growth in Internet use will occur in the global South, where children constitute between one-third and a half of the population; thus the proportion of users under the age of 18 is set to grow significantly. In tandem, challenges associated with digital media are now becoming acute in the Global South in the wake of the rapid uptake of digital media, particularly via mobile platforms.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Research Handbook on Human Rights and Digital Technology: Global Politics, Law and International Relations |
Editors | Ben Wagner, Matthias C. Kettemann, Kilian Vieth |
Place of Publication | U.K. |
Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Pages | 376-410 |
Number of pages | 35 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781785367724 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781785367717 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- children
- digital media
- human rights