Children online

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  Latin America: children’s digital experiences

  17th June 2026

  Children across Latin America are going online earlier, using a growing range of platforms, and navigating an increasingly complex online environment. Yet their experiences remain profoundly shaped by inequalities in access, skills and support. A new report from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL), developed in collaboration with the Kids Online Latin America network.

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  Protection through Online Participation

  9th June 2026

  We were pleased to support the publication of the new report, PoP: Protection through Online Participation – Guiding principles to facilitate children’s access to protection and support through digital means. The PoP Principles provide global guidance on strengthening online reporting and support systems for children.

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  Three in ten children in Brazil look for mental health and well-being information online

  16th August 2022

  The 8th edition of the ICT Kids Online Brazil survey is launched today by the Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br). Drawing on a nationally representative survey with 2, 651 children aged 9 to 17 and one of their parents, the Brazilian study is the longest-running in the Global Kids Online network with annual waves since 2012. A new addition to the survey this year was collecting data on the use of the internet for health information and emotional support.

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  Adjusting to a socially distanced world

  29th April 2021

  Although COVID-19 presented challenges for research and fieldwork in 2020, our Global Kids Online partners have made important progress still. We share updates and reflect on lessons learned during a year of adjusting to a socially distanced world. While the lives of many children have become digital by default, Global Kids Online has worked to unpack how digital inequalities affect children’s online opportunities, to identify pathways to vulnerability, inform child protection efforts, and to flag concerns about the impact of digital marginalization on child rights.

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  Children’s vulnerabilities and protective factors

  17th July 2020

  Drawing on Global Kids Online comparative findings and a recent review of the existing evidence, we reflect on the future research needed to understand the influences and pathways to influence in children’s well-being in a digital world. In this new report, we explore key areas related to children’s internet use and identify opportunities for further research and analysis, discuss existing methodological challenges, and pinpoint the main measures used.

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  Children’s access to health information under COVID-19

  12th June 2020

  During the COVID-19 pandemic, access to accurate health information is particularly important, especially for children living in resource-poor communities where access to health care and services may be limited. Yet a large proportion of the world’s children are unable to access the internet as much as they want or need to.

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