{"id":5609,"date":"2025-03-20T15:59:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medialiteracyireland.ie\/google-reinforces-commitment-to-child-online-safety-at-dublin-summit\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T15:59:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:59:07","slug":"google-reinforces-commitment-to-child-online-safety-at-dublin-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medialiteracyireland.ie\/ga\/google-reinforces-commitment-to-child-online-safety-at-dublin-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Reinforces Commitment to Child Online Safety at Dublin Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>by Ryan Meade, Public Policy and Government Relations Manager, Google<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medialiteracyireland.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5376\" style=\"width:491px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Photographed at the Summit are Malcolm Byrne TD, Niamh Hodnett, Online Safety Commissioner at Coimisi\u00fan na Me\u00e1n, Vanessa Hartley, Head of Google Ireland, and Ryan Meade, Public Policy and Government Relations Manager<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On 4 March, <a href=\"https:\/\/safety.google\/engineering-center-dublin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Safety Engineering Center (GSEC) in Dublin<\/a> held the annual \u2018Growing Up in the Digital Age\u2019 Summit, convening over 200 online safety experts from 20 countries. The three-day event saw impactful discussions and collaborative workshops focused on protecting, respecting and empowering young people online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Summit focused on six key areas to enhance child online safety: ethical AI development, advanced age verification, mitigation of CSAM, digital literacy for families, cross-sector collaboration, and AI training for teachers. Discussions highlighted the need for responsible technology use, robust safety measures, and empowering both families and educators to navigate the digital world effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Young people\u2019s perspectives are central to these efforts, so in addition to announcing new funding and showcasing Google\u2019s latest innovations for kids, teens and families, Google also introduced \u2018The Future Report\u2019, a new research initiative with Livity in which 8,000 teens will share their experiences and help shape the future of digital literacy education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research underscores the pivotal roles parents and teachers play in safeguarding children online, a principle Google supports through significant Google.org investment, including over \u20ac20 million allocated to European social impact organisations since 2018. At the Summit, <a href=\"http:\/\/google.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google.org<\/a> announced an additional \u20ac10 million funding dedicated to programmes promoting online safety and digital wellbeing, alongside resources for caregivers and teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More details on the these initiatives can be found in this <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/technology\/families\/new-10m-funding-to-promote-teen-safety-and-wellbeing-in-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blogpost<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Ryan Meade, Public Policy and Government Relations Manager, Google On 4 March, Google Safety Engineering Center (GSEC) in Dublin held the annual \u2018Growing Up in the Digital Age\u2019 Summit, convening over 200 online safety experts from 20 countries. 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