Simone van der Hof is a full Professor of Law and Digital Technology at the Center for Law and Digital Technology (eLaw) at Leiden Law School, Leiden University. Her research focuses on the intricate relationship between children’s rights and digital technologies, with a particular emphasis on three dimensions, i.e. privacy and data protection, protection against economic exploitation, and the fundamental right to play. Her work explores the ever-evolving landscape of children’s rights in the digital era, seeking to understand and address the unique regulatory challenges posed by digital technologies to the rights and well-being of children under EU digital law.