November 27, 2024, 6.30pm to 8.00pm

Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building (CKK, see LSE campus map) (In-person and online public event)

Speaker: Prof Sonia Livingstone

Chair: Prof Ellen Helsper

Registration

This public event is free and open to all.

In-person attendance: no ticket or pre-registration is required

Online attendance: register here.

Hosted by the Digital Futures for Children centre (DFC), Department of Media and Communications and 5Rights Foundation

Public anxiety about children’s digital lives and wellbeing is reaching a fever pitch, marking a notable turnaround from the decades-long efforts to ensure children are fully digitally included, literate and empowered. While arguments rage over what’s wrong with ‘screen time,’ ‘online harms,’ and data-driven forms of exploitation, this lecture hosted by the Digital Futures for Children centre will make the case for a rights-based approach that puts children’s needs at the forefront of the design and deployment of digital services.