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Research teams from 34 countries participate in the EU Kids Online network. The EU Kids Online 2020 report includes new findings from 19 of these countries

Country names in national languages

België,  България, Κύπρος, Česko,  Danmark, 
Deutschland,  Eesti,  Ελλάδα,  España,  France,  Hrvatska, Ireland, 
Island, Italia, Latvija, Lëtzebuerg, Lietuva,  Magyarország,  Malta, 
Nederland,  Norge,  Österreich, Polska, Portugal,  România, 
Россия,  Schweiz, Slovenija,  Slovensko, Srbija, Suomi,  Sverige,  Türkiye,  UK.

In English

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, 
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, 
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, 
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK.

Affiliated

Country projects: Australia and Brazil.

Regional project: Kids Online Latin America (English, Spanish, Portuguese).

Linked projects: Net Children Go Mobile, , Toddlers and Tablets

EU Kids Online is a multinational research network that seeks to enhance knowledge of European children's online opportunities, risks and safety. The network employs multiple methods to map children's and parents' experiences of the internet and seeks to build a comprehensive evidence base to inform national, European and international policies to advance children’s rights in relation to the digital environment.

We take a children’s rights perspective, in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and General comment No. 25 on Children’s rights in relation to the digital environment. This means taking a holistic approach to children’s digital that values and seeks to enhance child participation, protection, privacy, provision, dignity and voice.

The network is widely recognised for contribution to the European ‘Better Internet for Kids’ ecosystem. This contribution relies on the network’s expertise and independent voice, its cross-nationally comparative insights, and its capacity for high quality evidence generation with and for children and young people.

 Our European researchers endorse the following principles in all our work:

1. High quality science: We conduct scientific research using rigorous and transparent methodologies appropriate to the research task, including to enable cross-country comparisons.
2. Ethical: We follow the highest standard of ethical principles and practices in research with children and young people.
3. Balanced analysis: We seek to be informed and balanced in our approach, and to critique overly optimistic, alarmist, moralistic or reductive accounts of technology’s impacts on children.
4. Evidence based policy: We actively seek to expand and deepen academic, policymaker and public understanding of children’s digital lives by promoting relevant and high-quality research, also noting research weaknesses and gaps as appropriate.
5. Open: We disseminate our findings fairly and honestly, using open-access and/or peer-reviewed outlets wherever possible.
6. Independence and transparency: We engage with multiple stakeholders, including government, policymakers, industry and civil society, sustaining an independent approach and avoiding conflicts of interest.
7. Integrity: We conduct all our research and collaborations with integrity, and to be transparent about our sources of funding.

Building on nearly two decades of expertise, EU Kids Online is launching a new wave of research—EU Kids Online 5. This latest phase continues the network’s commitment to providing high-quality, comparative evidence on children’s online experiences, risks, and opportunities across Europe and beyond.

As part of its ongoing mission, the network will update its public database, ensuring access to the latest evidence for researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders. In addition, members will collaborate on thematic studies exploring pressing issues such as AI and childhood, parental mediation strategies, and digital inequalities.

In 2025 The EU Kids Online network, now spanning 33 countries, will conduct a new representative survey to capture the rapidly evolving digital landscape. A key addition to this wave is the inclusion of emerging themes such as generative AI, alongside established topics like online safety, digital skills, and wellbeing. This expansion reflects the growing importance of understanding how children interact with novel technologies and how these shape their daily lives.

EU Kids Online will also conduct several thematic studies. Our first study is a qualitative comparative study exploring children’s experiences with generative artificial intelligence - RIGHTS.AI conducted in collaboration with the Digital Futures for Children centre (DFC). This research focuses on understanding how children aged 13-17 interact with generative AI tools, such as chatbots and image generators, and examines the implications for their rights, privacy, safety, creativity, and expression. The study encompasses diverse contexts, including