Topic: 2025 – Protecting and Empowering Youth in Digital Spaces
Country: China
Delegate Name: Sabrina Green
Human Rights Committee
Protecting and Empowering Youth in Digital Spaces
The People’s Republic of China
Sabrina Green
Forest Hills Eastern
Ever since the invention of the internet in the 1980’s the rising concern of children on this technology has greatly increased. With technology being a great invention, it can also become a large hindrance for the youth. The current technology world is vast, and people have access to almost everything they want. This ready and available access has led to many concerns. The Human Rights Committee took on this topic to ensure the youth have privacy, equality, and access to the resources they might need. The youth often face challenges regarding cyberbullying and misinformation. The Human Rights Committee has created a goal that will help children more confidently and safely navigate the interweb. Since 2016, the Human Rights Committee has completed six resolutions that help the youth navigate the internet more safely. These six resolutions have targeted the difficulties of discrimination, misinformation, and empowering the youth within digital spaces.
The People’s Republic of China has considered itself a strong supporter of both protecting and empowering the youth on many digital platforms. Being able to securely operate digital spaces is one of the People’s Republic of China’s main goals. The People’s Republic of China has implemented laws that make it so citizens to identify themselves prior to using digital platforms. These laws were implemented mid 2025. This legislation is led by the government to help combat the issue of platform-led identification processes. By having these led by the government, it makes it so all citizens are in one system and have to enter less information due to the fact that they do not have to do an identification process for each digital platform. The People’s Republic of China also believes that the protection of youth should involve removing harmful material. This includes protecting the youth from dangerous material such as misinformation, pornography, and other things that might disturb a child’s development. Another important factor the People’s Republic of China believes in is having countries come together and expand the educational factors of the internet, and make them more readily accessible to the younger generations.
Ways China is combating the issue of empowerment and safety of the youth on digital platforms are by implementing laws to protect citizens. The United Nations has created many treaties and agreements over the years to help combat this pressing issue. China, along with many other countries, has signed these agreements and agreed to help in this modern situation. In addition, China has encouraged countries to come together and create more access to education online for those who may not have access to digital technology.
