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Analysis of the Dimensions of the Child’s Right to Play in Digital Environments and the Legislative and Regulatory Requirements within the Iranian Legal System
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Negin Jahanfar   |
| M.A Student in Family Law, Imam Sadiq University, Women's Campus, Tehran, Iran. |
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| The transformation of children’s play environments from physical spaces to digital platforms has fundamentally challenged the legal nature of the child’s right to play. Although international legal instruments, particularly Article 31 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, emphasize the recognition of the right to play, existing legal frameworks have predominantly examined this right from the perspective of access to play, while paying comparatively little attention to the structural characteristics of digital environments. Employing a descriptive-analytical methodology and drawing upon library resources, international legal instruments, and a comparative approach, this study seeks to reconceptualize the child’s right to play in digital environments and to clarify its legislative and regulatory requirements within the Iranian legal system. The novelty of this article lies in its interpretation of the right to play not merely as the child’s freedom to access and use digital games, but as the right to enjoy a play environment that is fair, safe, free from manipulative practices, and conducive to the child’s development. On this basis, threats such as addictive design features, commercial models based on maximizing user engagement, covert advertising, in-app purchases, exploitation of personal data, and persuasive design mechanisms should not be regarded merely as technical or ethical concerns; rather, they may constitute violations of the child’s right to play. |
Article number: 8 |
| Keywords: Children's rights, right to play, digital regulation, digital games, Convention on the Rights of the Child. |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2025/12/15 | Revised: 2026/08/23 | Accepted: 2026/04/19 | Published: 2026/09/23
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