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Law on the Protection of Minors Against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information

Title (original language): Lietuvos Respublikos Nepilnamečių Apsaugos Nuo Neigiamo Viešosios Informacijos Poveikio

This law establishes provisions to protect minors from the negative impacts and potential harms of accessing public information. It also specifies responsibilities and duties to producers, journalists, disseminators, and other professionals in the media field. It was amended in 2021 to harmonise with the Directive 2010/13/EU. 
(Source: BIK Policy Monitor 2024).

Entitities responsible for implementation: Office of the Inspector of Journalist Ethics / Žurnalistų etikos inspektoriaus tarnyba and Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania / Lietuvos Respublikos ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba.

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 2002 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Related EU policy: Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (Audiovisual Media Services Directive)
Record created: 01 March 2024
  • Lithuania

  • Go to document source
  • National: national law
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
  • children, digital media, misinformation, social media and networking
  • Machine translation available
Title (original language): Lietuvos Respublikos Nepilnamečių Apsaugos Nuo Neigiamo Viešosios Informacijos Poveikio

This law establishes provisions to protect minors from the negative impacts and potential harms of accessing public information. It also specifies responsibilities and duties to producers, journalists, disseminators, and other professionals in the media field. It was amended in 2021 to harmonise with the Directive 2010/13/EU. 
(Source: BIK Policy Monitor 2024).

Entitities responsible for implementation: Office of the Inspector of Journalist Ethics / Žurnalistų etikos inspektoriaus tarnyba and Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania / Lietuvos Respublikos ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba.

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 2002 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Related EU policy: Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (Audiovisual Media Services Directive)
Record created: 01 March 2024
  • Lithuania

  • Go to document source
  • National: national law
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
  • children, digital media, misinformation, social media and networking
  • Machine translation available
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