<![CDATA[The rapid development of digital technology has expanded children’s space for learning, playing, communicating, and social participation. However, cyberspace also creates risks of online-based violence, including cyberbullying, sexual exploitation, identity misuse, personal data abuse, exposure to sexual content, and manipulation through digital platforms. This article examines children’s digital literacy as an instrument for protecting children’s rights in cyberspace. This study employs normative legal research using statutory and conceptual approaches. The primary legal materials analyzed include the Convention on the Rights of the Child, General Comment No. 25 of 2021, the Child Protection Law, the Personal Data Protection Law, the Electronic Information and Transactions Law, Government Regulation Number 17 of 2025, and Presidential Regulation Number 87 of 2025. The study finds that children’s digital literacy should not be understood merely as technical skills in using digital devices, but also as the ability to understand rights, risks, ethics, safety, privacy, and reporting mechanisms. This article argues that digital literacy must be positioned as part of a rights-based child protection system, emphasizing the responsibilities of the state, families, schools, communities, and electronic system providers. Effective digital literacy should be preventive, participatory, inclusive, and oriented toward the best interests of the child.]]>
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