Concern on Media Regulation and Children’s Rights: A Bibliometric Study

The media plays a crucial role in advocating children’s contents, making it the shared responsibility of all stakeholders. It has become an integral part of children’s daily lives, influencing their environment, family interactions, leisure activities, study habits, and social development. Research on the fulfillment of children’s rights within the broadcasting ecosystem provides valuable insights into these dynamics. This study employs a bibliometric approach to analyze the scholarly contributions that shape discussions on this issue. In addition to performance analysis, scientific mapping is conducted to identify global trends in research topics related to children’s rights in media and broadcasting regulations. Using bibliometric analysis, we collected 328 keywords from 89 relevant articles published between 2010 and 2023 in the Scopus database. Our findings indicate that discussions on children’s rights in media and broadcasting have evolved alongside the digital transformation of broadcast media. Between 2012 and 2016, key research topics centered on advertising , mass media , and media literacy . From 2016 to 2019, new concerns emerged, including child pornography , age rating , and children’s reception . More recently, in the period from 2020 to 2023, discussions have shifted toward issues such as motivation , child sexual abuse , digital activities , data protection , and artificial media . This transformation reflects the growing complexity of media regulation in safeguarding children’s rights, highlighting the need for adaptive and responsive policies in the digital era.