Children have the right to play and relax. Games, social media and video platforms are attractive new ways to do so. However, digital games are almost never developed specifically for children, nor do they always take their rights into account.
The child is often seen as a consumer when they download a computer game or open an online account. What actions are needed to protect children from online economic exploitation?
Read essay 7 from the UNICEF academic series on children's rights in the digital world: 'Towards better protection of the rights of the child as a consumer at play', written by Simone van der Hof of Leiden University here:
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