Children's and young people's rights in the digital age
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- 02/08/2016
- London School of Economics (LSE

The London School of Economics (LSE) recently hosted a conference on children's and young people's rights in the digital age. Read on to find out more.
- Exactly how is the digital impacting on children's rights today?
- What are the challenges to children's rights presented by the digital?
- How might we seize the opportunities for children's online participation to promote children's rights in the contemporary world?
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