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Protecting Children in Online Gaming

A child-rights framework details opportunities, design responsibilities, and safety risks in online games.

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  • Population Children who play online games; ages Under 18; International.
  • Methodology Policy and evidence synthesis.
  • Fieldwork The public report does not report a fieldwork window; treat it as an undated policy and evidence synthesis. snapshot.

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Evidence strength

Limitations Framework guidance is not a prevalence study of a specific platform or country.

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UNICEF concludes that child safety, privacy, and rights protections must be built into online-game design rather than left only to parental monitoring.

Locator Report recommendations section on safety by design.

Scope Children who play online games; Under 18; International; The public report does not report a fieldwork window; treat it as an undated policy and evidence synthesis. snapshot..

Limitations Framework guidance is not a prevalence study of a specific platform or country.

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Themes

Play & Belonging

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