Brazil’s new law seeks to uphold children’s rights in the digital environment

UK — Civil Society · 2026-04-23 · UK · verified record

Themes: Child safety & minors · Online platforms · Search services

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Ivelise Fortim, Senior Visiting Fellow in LSE’s Department of Media and Communication and professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, writes about the implications of a new Brazilian law that aims to hold tech platforms accountable for children’s rights and online safety, and the challenges it faces in terms of implementation. The enactment of the Brazilian Digital Statute of the Child and Adolescent (ECA Digital), signed into law on 26 September 2025, marks a significant development in the regulation of children’s rights within the digital environment. It applies and adapts

Ivelise Fortim, Senior Visiting Fellow in LSE’s Department of Media and Communication and professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, writes about the implications of a new Brazilian law that aims to hold tech platforms accountable for children’s rights and online safety, and the c

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