We grew up with selfies and share our lives through our Stories. We support each other, build each other up, and fight for what’s right. No matter who you are, what you look like, or who you love, we're here for it. Life online made us who we are. But it’s not all perfect. Some are using online spaces to spread hatred, or bully others.
This is our feed, our future. And now we’re shaping it back. We’ve formed a network of young people across Europe to rethink online spaces. We believe there must be new and better rules to protect young people online, and we’re going to speak to online platforms and governments about how to improve things.
It’s time to make online spaces a better, safer place for all of us. This is our feed, our future.
Manifesto
Over the past year, we’ve engaged with leading experts, hosted webinars, released a booklet, and participated in events across Europe, all with one goal in mind: to inspire, inform, and mobilise young people and policymakers. Drawing from the insights and experiences, we crafted this Manifesto to contribute to the public conversation around digital regulations in Europe. Our aim? To ensure that our concerns, aspirations and needs are recognised and help building better and safer digital spaces for and with young people.
Resources
ThinkYoung is a not-for-profit organisation, aiming to make the world a better place for young people by involving them in decision-making processes and providing decision-makers with high-quality research on youth conditions. ThinkYoung conducts studies and surveys, makes advocacy campaigns, writes policy proposals, and develops education programmes: up to date, ThinkYoung projects have reached over 800,000 young people.
Meta is a tech company with apps that you may know, like Instagram or WhatsApp. We work hard to build online spaces where young people can learn, connect, create, and have fun. We want young people to enjoy our platforms and to be safe, so creating spaces for young people to have their say on the future of platforms like ours is crucial.