Beeban Kidron

Beeban Kidron is a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics (LSE) in the Department of Media and Communications, where she chairs the joint research centre Digital Futures for Children with 5Rights Foundation. Her career bridges filmmaking, digital policy advocacy, and legislative innovation.

• Co-founder of the charity Into Film (formerly FilmClub).
• Chaired the drafting of UN General Comment No. 25 on children's digital rights.
• Instrumental in the Age-Appropriate Design Code and Online Safety Act 2023 in the UK.
• Awarded OBE for services to children's rights and technology policy.
• Member of UNESCO Broadband Commission, Global Council on Extended Intelligence, and IEEE partnerships.

Her research focuses on children's rights in digital environments, product safety in tech design, and AI governance. Her legislative work has influenced global standards, including California's Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. She also holds a Research Fellow position at the University of Oxford's Computer Science Department.

Scientific honors include:

• Order of the British Empire (OBE)

As a filmmaker, she directed BAFTA-winning films like Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, but shifted focus to digital rights after her 2013 documentary In Real Life exposed systemic harms in the tech industry's treatment of children.