Families and New Media

The Editors:Nina Dethloff, Professor of Civil Law, Private International Law, Comparative Law and European Private Law, University of Bonn, GermanyKatharina Kaesling, Tenure Track Junior Professor of Civil Law, Intellectual Property, in particular Patent Law, and Legal Issues of AI, University of Dresden (TU), GermanyLouisa Specht-Riemenschneider, Professor of Civil Law, Information and Data Law, University of Bonn, Germany

• Editors’ Introduction: Families and New MediaChildren as Social Subjects in the Digital WorldFamilies and the Law: Taking Account of Children’s Evolving Capacities in Analogue and Digital Contexts: Nina DethloffMediatized Families: Digital Parenting on Social Media: Caja ThimmPositionings, Challenges, and Ambivalences in Children’s and Parents’ Perspectives in Digitalized Familial Contexts: Nadia KutscherA Rights-based Approach to Children’s Digital Participation in the Multi-Level System of the European Union: Katharina KaeslingChildren as Objects (of Imagery)?The Case of “Sharenting” – Parental Action Strategies in the Contested Field of Visualizing Children in Online Environments: Ulla AutenriethBanning Children’s Image Online – A Portuguese Perspective: Paula Távora VítorProjecting Images of Families into the Law – The Example of Internet-Related Cases Decided by the German Courts: Thomas DreierCivilizing Parents in the Digital Age: Marta BucholcRegulating Data and Digital Economy, Protecting Children?Data Collection, Privacy, and Children in the Digital Economy: Olufunmilayo B. ArewaThe Rise of the Algorithmic Child: Protecting Children in Smart Homes: Victoria NashProtection of Minors on Video Sharing Platforms: Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider, Alina Marko and Sascha WetteLost Between Data and Family? Shortcomings of Current Understandings of the Law: Ayelet Blecher-Prigat